Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time

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The Jungle Book (1967)
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
The last film personally supervised by Uncle Walt, this has a strong shout for being Disney's most gloriously entertaining film. Great characters, genius songs and rich animation. Read Review

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Iron Man (2008)
Director: Jon Favreau
Robert Downey Jr. takes the Marvel fave to a whole new level and audience. Favreau mounts efficient action, but it's the acting that sticks - how rare is that for a summer blockbuster? Read Review

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Dirty Dancing (1987)
Director: Emile Ardolino
Let's see if we can get through this without any mention of "Baby" and "corner". Oh, bollocks. Great tunes, romantic wish-fulfilment and a '60s innocence make this an evergreen populist classic. Read Review

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RoboCop (1987)
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Part man. Part machine. All brilliance. Verhoeven's Hollywood debut balances futuristic cop action with a skewed sense of subversive satire. We'll buy this for a dollar. Read Review

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Do The Right Thing (1989)
Director: Spike Lee
A Molotov cocktail of a movie, this long hot summer's day in Brooklyn has it all: energy, comedy, great tunes and a simmering sense of anger that boils over. Still Spike's best joint. Read Review

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Little Miss Sunshine (1947)
Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
So indie it hurts - dysfunctional characters, mainstream actors (Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear) doing quirky, Best Original Screenplay awards - this transcends the easy labelling with a real sense of the pangs and pathos of family life. Read Review

This poll was conducted in November 2008. The list was compiled using votes from Empire readers, Hollywood actors, actress and key film critics.

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