The Empire Five-Star 500

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Empire Magazine has compiled a list of the 500 greatest movies they have ever given a five-star review.

* The Apu-trilogy is counted as a single entry in the magazine, thus 502 movies on this list.

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  1. 58 new

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  2. 42 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 154 new

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 19 new

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 454 new

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 299 new

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 456 new

    Toy Story 3

    2010, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 403 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 300 new

    Life of Brian

    1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 25 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  11. 348 new

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 455 new

    Toy Story 2

    1999, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 202 new

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 183 new

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 406 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  16. 384 new

    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 53 new

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 463 new

    The Truman Show

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 246 new

    Kick-Ass

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  20. 323 new

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?

    2000, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 362 new

    Ratatouille

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
  22. 8 new

    Aladdin

    1992, in 14 top lists Check
  23. 296 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 7 new

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 26 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  26. 104 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  27. 500 new

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  28. 66 new

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 417 new

    The Sting

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  30. 443 new

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 488 new

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    1988, in 16 top lists Check
  32. 108 new

    Clerks

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 168 new

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 190 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  35. 442 new

    The 39 Steps

    1935, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 234 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 360 new

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 284 new

    Manhattan

    1979, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 160 new

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 388 new

    A Serious Man

    2009, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 148 new

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  42. 181 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  43. 304 new

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 15 top lists Check
  44. 70 new

    Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make...

    2006, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 401 new

    Sideways

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 486 new

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 213 new

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 21 top lists Check
  48. 153 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  49. 344 new

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  50. 249 new

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 21 top lists Check
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