Empire 100 Best

Empire 100 Best is a ranked list published in 2025 — one of the 31 sources behind the film canon, weighted as editorial list. 63 of its 100 entries appear in the aggregated canon.

1. 1Jaws (1975)Canon #35
2. 2The Godfather (1972)Canon #2
3. 3The Shawshank Redemption (1994)Canon #95
4. 4Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
5. 5Aliens (1986)
6. 6Inception (2010)Canon #247
7. 7Goodfellas (1990)Canon #12
8. 8Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)Canon #56
9. 9The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)Canon #148
10. 10The Dark Knight (2008)Canon #85
11. 11Pulp Fiction (1994)Canon #22
12. 12Back To The Future (1985)Canon #174
13. 13Jurassic Park (1993)
14. 14Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)Canon #54
15. 15Blade Runner (1982)Canon #45
16. 16The Godfather Part II (1974)Canon #7
17. 17Alien (1979)Canon #69
18. 18Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
19. 19Interstellar (2014)
20. 20Heat (1995)
21. 21The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003)Canon #218
22. 22The Matrix (1999)Canon #200
23. 23Die Hard (1988)
24. 24There Will Be Blood (2007)Canon #41
25. 252001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Canon #4
26. 26Gladiator (2000)
27. 27Parasite (2019)Canon #80
28. 28Apocalypse Now (1979)Canon #6
29. 2912 Angry Men (1957)Canon #137
30. 30Casablanca (1942)Canon #17
31. 31The Thing (1982)
32. 32Seven (1995)
33. 33The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
34. 34The Shining (1980)Canon #71
35. 35Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)Canon #117
36. 36Point Break (1991)
37. 37Fight Club (1999
38. 38The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)Canon #130
39. 39Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)Canon #11
40. 40Mulholland Drive (2001)Canon #28
41. 41Schindler's List (1993)Canon #133
42. 42Saving Private Ryan (1998)Canon #118
43. 43La La Land (2016)
44. 44Taxi Driver (1976)Canon #14
45. 45Past Lives (2023)
46. 46Whiplash (2014)
47. 47It's A Wonderful Life (1946)Canon #36
48. 48Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
49. 49Psycho (1960)Canon #13
50. 50No Country For Old Men (2007)Canon #113
51. 51Rear Window (1954)Canon #49
52. 52Citizen Kane (1941)Canon #1
53. 53Vertigo (1958)Canon #3
54. 54Get Out (2017)Canon #98
55. 55Hot Fuzz (2007)
56. 56Spirited Away (2001)Canon #55
57. 57Seven Samurai (1954)Canon #5
58. 58Titanic (1997)Canon #206
59. 59The Exorcist (1973)
60. 60Fargo (1996)Canon #92
61. 61The Social Network (2010)Canon #167
62. 62Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)Canon #97
63. 63The Big Lebowski (1998)
64. 64Oppenheimer (2023)Canon #185
65. 65Predator (1987)
66. 66Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989)
67. 67Do The Right Thing (1989)Canon #52
68. 68Avengers: Endgame (2019)
69. 69The Babadook (2014)
70. 70Children Of Men (2006)Canon #180
71. 71Arrival (2016)
72. 72Magnolia (1999)
73. 73The Lion King (1994)
74. 74Trainspotting (1996)
75. 75The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)Canon #83
76. 76Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)Canon #233
77. 77In The Mood For Love (2000)Canon #20
78. 78Ghostbusters (1984)
79. 79Paddington 2 (2017)
80. 80Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018)
81. 81Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
82. 82Brokeback Mountain (2005)Canon #173
83. 83Inglourious Basterds (2009)Canon #189
84. 84Pan's Labyrinth (2006)Canon #226
85. 85Rocky (1976)
86. 86Lady Bird (2017)
87. 87Raging Bull (1980)Canon #32
88. 88The Piano (1993)Canon #129
89. 89American Psycho (2000)
90. 90Groundhog Day (1993)Canon #213
91. 91The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)Canon #159
92. 92One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975)Canon #154
93. 93Lost In Translation (2003)Canon #138
94. 94Moonlight (2016)Canon #89
95. 95Memento (2000)Canon #179
96. 96E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)Canon #63
97. 97Barbie (2023)
98. 98When Harry Met Sally... (1989)Canon #207
99. 99Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2020)Canon #143
100. 100Avatar (2009)

List compiled and published by its original authors; positions shown as published. View the original at empireonline.com. Canon ranks link to each entry's full evidence page.