Friday, May 30, 2014

‘Empire Strikes Back’ Voted The Greatest Movie Of All Time



Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back has been voted the greatest movie of all time in a poll conducted by the British film publication Empire Magazine. More than 250,000 film fans voted in this latest poll, resulting in a list of the 301 greatest movies of all time. When the poll was last conducted six years ago in 2008 with 10,200 voters, The Godfather took the top honors. This year the Star Wars sequel displaced the Francis Ford Coppola adaptation for the top spot. Who else did Empire Strikes Back beat for the top slot? How has the list changed in the last six years? Find out after the jump.
Here is a look at the top 15 of both the 2014 Empire Readers Poll and the 2008 Empire Readers Poll:
2014 Reader Poll2008 Reader Poll
1Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back The Godfather
2The GodfatherRaiders of the Lost Ark
3The Dark KnightStar Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
4The Shawshank RedemptionThe Shawshank Redemption
5Pulp FictionJaws
6Star Wars: Episode IV — A New HopeGoodfellas
7The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The RingApocalypse Now
8JawsSinging In The Rain
9Raiders Of The Lost ArkPulp Fiction
10InceptionFight Club
11Blade RunnerRaging Bull
12The Lord Of The Rings : The Return Of The KingThe Apartment
13GoodfellasChinatown
14Fight ClubOnce Upon A Time In The West
15The Godfather Part IIThe Dark Knight
Empire Strikes Back wasn’t the only Star Wars film on the rise this year: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope popped from #22 to #6. Interestingly, Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi dropped from #91 to #120 in this years poll.
While The Godfather was knocked off the throne, The Godfather Part II was on the rise — going from #19 to #15.
[via slashfilm]

2 comments:

AC said...

not sure if i even agree with the concept of "the greatest movie of all time," buts it's fun to see "empire strikes back" get this much love.

DKC said...

I'm with you, AC. I'd be curious to see the age range of the pollsters - I mean, it'd be a hugely subjective poll...

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