Tarantino, del Toro, others vote the 500 Greatest Movies

British film monthly Empire is known for its lists, but the mag has outdone itself with its latest, the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. Such lists are, of course, fairly useless to anything other than overheated web-forum debates and Netflix queues, but they remain a favorite pastime for populist film buffs and the magazines that bolster them, so who’re we to resist?

The list—available in full here with a sleek design that can take unearthly patience to get through all the way—comes with the added pedigree of high-profile participation, combining the votes of 10,000 Empire readers with 50 “key film critics” and major filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth) and Sam Mendes (American Beauty).

The top 25 of Empire’s list is below. No. 1 for The Godfather—eh, we suppose that makes sense. But No. 2? And No. 10!? Other gems include Saw (No. 499) and V for Vendetta (No. 337). Parse your approval and your horror in the comments. 

Empire's top 25 movies ever made:

1. The Godfather
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
3. Star Wars Episode V: Empire Strikes Back
4. Shawsank Redemption
5. Jaws
6. GoodFellas
7. Apocalypse Now
8. Singin’ in the Rain
9. Pulp Fiction
10. Fight Club
11. Raging Bull
12. The Apartment
13. Chinatown
14. Once Upon a Time In the West
15. The Dark Knight
16. 2001: A Space Odyssey
17. Taxi Driver
18. Casablanca
19. The Godfather Part II
20. Blade Runner
21. The Third Man
22. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
23. Back to the Future
24. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
25. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Related links:
EmpireMagazine.com
AFI.com: AFI's 100 Greatest American Movies
EW.com: The New Classics, Movies - Best from 1983 to 2008

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