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. 2 new

    The Accidental Tourist

    1988, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 4 new

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 6 new

    The Age of Innocence

    1993, in 6 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. 36 new

    Atlantic City

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 37 new

    Atonement

    2007, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 54 new

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 78 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  11. 79 new

    Broadcast News

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 80 new

    Brokeback Mountain

    2005, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 85 new

    Camille

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 88 new

    La kermesse héroïque

    1935 — a.k.a. Carnival in Flanders, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 94 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  16. 104 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 120 new

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 125 new

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 129 new

    Dangerous Liaisons

    1988, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 134 new

    La nuit américaine

    1973 — a.k.a. Day for Night, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 138 new

    Days of Heaven

    1978, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 157 new

    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 158 new

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 174 new

    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  25. 191 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  26. 194 new

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    1939, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 199 new

    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 201 new

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 202 new

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  30. 203 new

    Guys and Dolls

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 212 new

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 213 new

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  33. 216 new

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1939, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 218 new

    Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále

    2006 — a.k.a. I Served the King of England, in 1 top list Check
  35. 222 new

    Imitation of Life

    1959, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 223 new

    Fa yeung nin wah

    2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check
  37. 234 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  38. 239 new

    Jerry Maguire

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  39. 241 new

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  40. 246 new

    Kick-Ass

    2010, in 1 top list Check
  41. 254 new

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  42. 263 new

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  43. 267 new

    Local Hero

    1983, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 268 new

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 269 new

    Lone Star

    1996, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 284 new

    Manhattan

    1979, in 20 top lists Check
  47. 288 new

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  48. 290 new

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 301 new

    Moulin Rouge!

    2001, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 321 new

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 28, 2012; source