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. 16 new

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 18 new

    Amadeus

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 24 new

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 35 new

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward...

    2007, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 69 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  6. 71 new

    Born on the Fourth of July

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 82 new

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 86 new

    Capote

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 92 new

    Casino

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 127 new

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 188 new

    Gods and Monsters

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 195 new

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  13. 196 new

    Il vangelo secondo Matteo

    1964 — a.k.a. The Gospel According to St. Matthew, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 228 new

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 252 new

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 259 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  17. 268 new

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 295 new

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    1985, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 310 new

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  20. 336 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  21. 352 new

    Public Enemies

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  22. 355 new

    Queen Christina

    1933, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 358 new

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  24. 383 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 397 new

    Shine

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 407 new

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 408 new

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  28. 453 new

    Topsy-Turvy

    1999, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 482 new

    Vals Im Bashir

    2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 28, 2012; source