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. 40 new

    Avatar

    2009, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 447 new

    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 70 new

    Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make...

    2006, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 125 new

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 149 new

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 405 new

    Slumdog Millionaire

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 224 new

    Inception

    2010, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 468 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  9. 301 new

    Moulin Rouge!

    2001, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 384 new

    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    2010, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 174 new

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 423 new

    Superman Returns

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 109 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  14. 275 new

    Lost in Translation

    2003, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 130 new

    The Dark Knight

    2008, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 111 new

    Cloverfield

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 246 new

    Kick-Ass

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  18. 271 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  19. 251 new

    King Kong

    2005, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 286 new

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  21. 1 new

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 273 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  23. 58 new

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  24. 318 new

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 199 new

    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 19 new

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  27. 342 new

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the...

    2003, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 65 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  29. 354 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  30. 20 new

    American Beauty

    1999, in 25 top lists Check
  31. 272 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  32. 156 new

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  33. 481 new

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  34. 215 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 435 new

    There Will Be Blood

    2007, in 20 top lists Check
  36. 335 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  37. 352 new

    Public Enemies

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  38. 305 new

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  39. 299 new

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  40. 414 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  41. 415 new

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  42. 48 new

    Batman Begins

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  43. 186 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  44. 382 new

    Scarface

    1983, in 19 top lists Check
  45. 191 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  46. 380 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  47. 103 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  48. 398 new

    The Shining

    1980, in 28 top lists Check
  49. 162 new

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 80 new

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
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