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. 130 new

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 174 new

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 354 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  4. 447 new

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 395 new

    The Shawshank Redemption

    1994, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 402 new

    The Silence of the Lambs

    1991, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 389 new

    Se7en

    1995, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 463 new

    The Truman Show

    1998, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 380 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  10. 20 new

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 405 new

    Slumdog Millionaire

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 186 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  13. 149 new

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  14. 370 new

    Reservoir Dogs

    1992, in 26 top lists Check
  15. 237 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 28 top lists Check
  16. 383 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  17. 109 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  18. 318 new

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  19. 157 new

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 193 new

    Good Will Hunting

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 328 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  22. 195 new

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  23. 459 new

    Trainspotting

    1996, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 187 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  25. 474 new

    The Usual Suspects

    1995, in 24 top lists Check
  26. 335 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  27. 261 new

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  28. 125 new

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 429 new

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 46 new

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 167 new

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  32. 382 new

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 252 new

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 27 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 38 top lists Check
  35. 41 new

    Babe

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 251 new

    King Kong

    2005, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 359 new

    Rain Man

    1988, in 14 top lists Check
  38. 168 new

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 435 new

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  40. 94 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  41. 275 new

    Lost in Translation

    2003, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 464 new

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  43. 105 new

    Cidade de Deus

    2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check
  44. 407 new

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  45. 1 new

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  46. 301 new

    Moulin Rouge!

    2001, in 17 top lists Check
  47. 103 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  48. 451 new

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    1962, in 18 top lists Check
  49. 236 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  50. 28 new

    Apollo 13

    1995, in 6 top lists Check
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