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. 5 new

    After Hours

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 7 new

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 8 new

    Aladdin

    1992, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 19 new

    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 25 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 26 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  7. 41 new

    Babe

    1995, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 42 new

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 47 new

    Bikur Ha-Tizmoret

    2007 — a.k.a. The Band's Visit, in 1 top list Check
  10. 53 new

    Being John Malkovich

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 55 new

    The Belles of St. Trinian's

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 58 new

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  13. 61 new

    Billy Elliot

    2000, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 66 new

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 70 new

    Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make...

    2006, in 8 top lists Check
  16. 78 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 79 new

    Broadcast News

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 81 new

    A Bucket of Blood

    1959, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 88 new

    La kermesse héroïque

    1935 — a.k.a. Carnival in Flanders, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 99 new

    Chicken Run

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 100 new

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 104 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  23. 107 new

    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 top lists Check
  24. 108 new

    Clerks

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 119 new

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 122 new

    Cul-de-sac

    1966, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 123 new

    Phörpa

    1999 — a.k.a. The Cup, in 1 top list Check
  28. 127 new

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 131 new

    Dark Star

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 134 new

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  31. 145 new

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 148 new

    La dolce vita

    1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check
  33. 153 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  34. 154 new

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

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  35. 160 new

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 168 new

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 181 new

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  38. 183 new

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  39. 190 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  40. 202 new

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  41. 203 new

    Guys and Dolls

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 207 new

    Happiness

    1998, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 209 new

    A Hard Day's Night

    1964, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 213 new

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 218 new

    Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále

    2006 — a.k.a. I Served the King of England, in 1 top list Check
  46. 219 new

    Idioterne

    1998 — a.k.a. The Idiots, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 234 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  48. 235 new

    The Italian Job

    1969, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 238 new

    The Jerk

    1979, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 239 new

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 28, 2012; source