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. 22 new

    Amores perros

    2000, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 39 new

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 44 new

    Bad Timing

    1980, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 65 new

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 67 new

    Blood Simple

    1984, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 68 new

    Blow-Up

    1966, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 72 new

    The Bourne Ultimatum

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 93 new

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 95 new

    Caught

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 101 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  12. 111 new

    Cloverfield

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 114 new

    The Conversation

    1974, in 23 top lists Check
  14. 122 new

    Cul-de-sac

    1966, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 132 new

    Das Boot

    1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 137 new

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 141 new

    Deliverance

    1972, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 143 new

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 144 new

    Dirty Harry

    1971, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 149 new

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 150 new

    Don't Look Now

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 161 new

    Das Experiment

    2001 — a.k.a. The Experiment, in 1 top list Check
  23. 167 new

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  24. 178 new

    The French Connection

    1971, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 182 new

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 189 new

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 211 new

    High Noon

    1952, in 18 top lists Check
  28. 215 new

    The Hurt Locker

    2008, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 227 new

    Inland Empire

    2006, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 228 new

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 233 new

    The Ipcress File

    1965, in 6 top lists Check
  32. 237 new

    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
  33. 240 new

    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 243 new

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  35. 261 new

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  36. 266 new

    Das Leben der Anderen

    2006 — a.k.a. The Lives of Others, in 20 top lists Check
  37. 274 new

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 279 new

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 282 new

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  40. 287 new

    Manhunter

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 294 new

    Miller's Crossing

    1990, in 11 top lists Check
  42. 298 new

    Monsters

    2010, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 305 new

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  44. 306 new

    Munich

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 318 new

    No Country for Old Men

    2007, in 23 top lists Check
  46. 324 new

    Ocean's Eleven

    2001, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 332 new

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  48. 339 new

    Persona

    1966, in 25 top lists Check
  49. 346 new

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  50. 351 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
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