1999 Polling
100 Greatest Movies
Of All Time

by Empire Magazine

2003 Polling

Empire Magazine readers selected The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time, published both in their October 1999 issue, and updated for 2003 in their March 2004 issue of the magazine. The magazine routinely updates their lists. See also the most recent polling of The 100 Greatest Movies from 2017, and Empire Magazine's polling of The 50 Best Films from their November 2001 publication.

Note: The films that are marked with a yellow star are the films
that "The Greatest Films" site has selected as the "100 Greatest Films".

2003 Polling

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), d. Peter Jackson
2.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), d. George Lucas
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), d. Peter Jackson
4. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), d. Irving Kershner
5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994), d. Frank Darabont
6.
The Godfather (1972), d. Francis Ford Coppola
7. Pulp Fiction (1994), d. Quentin Tarantino
8. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), d. Peter Jackson
9. Fight Club (1999), d. David Fincher
10. Jaws (1975), d. Steven Spielberg
11. Jurassic Park (1993), d. Steven Spielberg
12. Blade Runner (1982), d. Ridley Scott
13. Goodfellas (1990), d. Martin Scorsese
14. The Godfather, Part II (1974), d. Francis Ford Coppola
15. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), d. Steven Spielberg
16. Grease (1978), d. Randal Kleiser
17. Raging Bull (1980), d. Martin Scorsese
18. The Usual Suspects (1995), d. Bryan Singer
19. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), d. Gore Verbinski
20. Taxi Driver (1976), d. Martin Scorsese
21. Donnie Darko (2001), d. Richard Kelly
22. Citizen Kane (1941), d. Orson Welles
23. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983), d. Richard Marquand
24. Casablanca (1942), d. Michael Curtiz
25. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), d. Stanley Kubrick
26. Schindler's List (1993), d. Steven Spielberg
27. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003), d. Quentin Tarantino
28. Gladiator (2000), d. Ridley Scott
29. Lawrence of Arabia (1962), d. David Lean
30. The Big Lebowski (1998), d. Joel Coen
31. American Beauty (1999), d. Sam Mendes
32. Aliens (1986), d. James Cameron
33. Back to the Future (1985), d. Robert Zemeckis
34. It's a Wonderful Life (1946), d. Frank Capra
35. Apocalypse Now (1979), d. Francis Ford Coppola
36. Magnolia (1999), d. Paul Thomas Anderson
37. Moulin Rouge! (2001), d. Baz Luhrmann
38. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), d. Milos Forman
39. Memento (2000), d. Christopher Nolan
40. Leon (1994), d. Luc Besson
41. Se7en (1995), d. David Fincher
42. Heat (1995), d. Michael Mann
43. L.A. Confidential (1997), d. Curtis Hanson
44. Gone With the Wind (1939), d. Victor Fleming
45. Vertigo (1958), d. Alfred Hitchcock
46. Forrest Gump (1994), d. Robert Zemeckis
47. The Seven Samurai (1954), d. Akira Kurosawa
48. Some Like It Hot (1959), d. Billy Wilder
49. Reservoir Dogs (1992), d. Quentin Tarantino
50. Saving Private Ryan (1998), d. Steven Spielberg
51. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), d. George Lucas
52. Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), d. Stanley Kubrick
53. Scarface (1983), d. Brian De Palma
54. The Shining (1980), d. Stanley Kubrick
55. Singin' in the Rain (1952), d. Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
56. The Matrix (1999), d. Larry and Andy Wachowski
57. Titanic (1997), d. James Cameron
58. Ghostbusters (1984), d. Ivan Reitman
59. Die Hard (1988), d. John McTiernan
60. Fargo (1996), d. Joel Coen
61. Once Upon a Time in the West (1969), d. Sergio Leone
62. Trainspotting (1996), d. Danny Boyle
63. Once Upon a Time in America (1984), d. Sergio Leone
64. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), d. Sergio Leone
65. Withnail and I (1987), d. Bruce Robinson
66. Amelie (2001), d. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
67. Stand By Me (1986), d. Rob Reiner
68. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), d. Steven Spielberg
69. Good Will Hunting (1997), d. Gus Van Sant
70. The Third Man (1949), d. Carol Reed
71. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), d. Steven Spielberg
72. Psycho (1960), d. Alfred Hitchcock
73. The Silence of the Lambs (1991), d. Jonathan Demme
74. The Terminator (1984), d. James Cameron
75. Alien (1979), d. Ridley Scott
76. Rear Window (1954), d. Alfred Hitchcock
77. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), d. James Cameron
78. Grosse Point Blank (1997), d. George Armitage
79. The Deer Hunter (1978), d. Michael Cimino
80. True Romance (1993), d. Tony Scott
81. Chinatown (1974), d. Roman Polanski
82. Cinema Paradiso (1989), d. Giuseppe Tornatore
83. The Searchers (1956), d. John Ford
84. The Wizard of Oz (1939), d. Victor Fleming
85. The Great Escape (1963), d. John Sturges
86. The Wild Bunch (1969), d. Sam Peckinpah
87. JFK (1991), d. Oliver Stone
88. North by Northwest (1959), d. Alfred Hitchcock
89. The Graduate (1967), d. Mike Nichols
90. 12 Angry Men (1957), d. Sidney Lumet
91. Annie Hall (1977), d. Woody Allen
92. Spider-Man (2002), d. Sam Raimi
93. Ben-Hur (1959), d. William Wyler
94. Platoon (1986), d. Oliver Stone
95. Toy Story (1995), d. John Lasseter
96. The Blues Brothers (1980), d. John Landis
97. The Exorcist (1973), d. William Friedkin
98. Braveheart (1995), d. Mel Gibson
99. The Untouchables (1987), d. Brian De Palma
100. City of God (2002), d. Fernando Meirelles

1999 Polling

1. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
2. Jaws (1975)
3. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
4. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
5. Goodfellas (1990)
6. Pulp Fiction (1994)
7. The Godfather (1972)
8. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
9. Schindler's List (1993)
10. Titanic (1997)
11. The Usual Suspects (1995)
12. Citizen Kane (1941)
13. The Godfather, Part II (1974)
14. Aliens (1986)
15. Blade Runner (1982)
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17. Casablanca (1942)
18. Gone With the Wind (1939)
19. The Sound of Music (1965)
20. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
21. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
22. Apocalypse Now (1979)
23. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
24. L.A. Confidential (1997)
25. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
26. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
27. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
28. Leon (1994)
29. Braveheart (1995)
30. Se7en (1995)
31. Die Hard (1988)
32. North by Northwest (1959)
33. The Truman Show (1998)
34. Taxi Driver (1976)
35. Jurassic Park (1993)
36. Alien (1979)
37. Psycho (1960)
38. Raging Bull (1980)
39. Some Like It Hot (1959)
40. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
41. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
42. Rear Window (1954)
43. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
44. The Deer Hunter (1978)
45. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
46. The Terminator (1984)
47. Fargo (1996)
48. The Great Escape (1963)
49. Face/Off (1997)
50. Speed (1994)
51. The Matrix (1999)
52. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
53. The Exorcist (1973)
54. Ben-Hur (1959)
55. Trainspotting (1996)
56. Forrest Gump (1994)
57. Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
58. Zulu (1964)
59. Vertigo (1958)
60. The Wild Bunch (1969)
61. Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
62. The Italian Job (1969)
63. The Shining (1980)
64. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
65. The English Patient (1996)
66. Heat (1995)
67. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
68. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
69. Grease (1978)
70. Platoon (1986)
71. Stand By Me (1986)
72. Back to the Future (1985)
73. Withnail and I (1987)
74. JFK (1991)
75. The Seven Samurai (1954)
76. Get Carter (1971)
77. The Third Man (1949)
78. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
79. Armaggedon (1998)
80. Chinatown (1974)
81. Goldfinger (1964)
82. The Untouchables (1987)
83. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
84. True Romance (1993)
85. Unforgiven (1992)
86. Scarface (1983)
87. The Blues Brothers (1980)
88. The Graduate (1967)
89. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
90. Dances With Wolves (1990)
91. Spartacus (1960)
92. Toy Story (1995)
93. Cinema Paradiso (1989)
93. Life is Beautiful (1997)
95. Grosse Point Blank (1997)
96. Annie Hall (1977)
97. Dead Poets Society (1989)
98. Good Will Hunting (1997)
99. 12 Angry Men (1957)
100. Easy Rider (1969)


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