Empire Masterpieces
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Each issue of the Empire magazine since #167 features a two-page essay on a film deemed a masterpiece by the magazine. These are all the films featured in this feature in order of appearance.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is regarded as one entry in the official numbering.
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1 -
Raging Bull
1980, in 34 top lists Check -
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Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Shawshank Redemption
1994, in 24 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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La dolce vita
1960 — a.k.a. La Dolce Vita, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Shining
1980, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
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Les quatre cents coups
1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check -
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His Girl Friday
1940, in 21 top lists Check -
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Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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Fight Club
1999, in 19 top lists Check -
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Tôkyô monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check -
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Annie Hall
1977, in 34 top lists Check -
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Bride of Frankenstein
1935, in 19 top lists Check -
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It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
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This Is Spinal Tap
1984, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Silence of the Lambs
1991, in 36 top lists Check -
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L'Atalante
1934, in 21 top lists Check -
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L.A. Confidential
1997, in 27 top lists Check -
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The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
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Do the Right Thing
1989, in 25 top lists Check -
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Brief Encounter
1945, in 22 top lists Check -
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Brazil
1985, in 23 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975, in 35 top lists Check -
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Roma città aperta
1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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Deliverance
1972, in 15 top lists Check -
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The French Connection
1971, in 23 top lists Check -
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La battaglia di Algeri
1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check -
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Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
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Don't Look Now
1973, in 17 top lists Check -
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003, in 29 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 37 top lists Check -
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Le salaire de la peur
1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check -
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Belle de jour
1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check -
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El espíritu de la colmena
1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check -
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Die Hard
1988, in 21 top lists Check -
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A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
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Performance
1970, in 16 top lists Check -
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Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 28 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 1, 2023 by Gorro; source