"What are the 100 best movies of all time?" It's a hell of a question to ask, and an even harder one to answer — even for the team here at Empire , the world's biggest and favorite film magazine. After all, there are all kinds of reasons why individual films stand the test of time, connecting with us personally while speaking to the universal.

The very best examples of the form conjure indelible images, evoke overwhelming emotions, tell unforgettable stories, and bring us characters who — love 'em or loathe 'em — we truly believe in. Whether we see 'em on the big screen, a trusty TV , or hunched over a laptop on the morning commute, the greatest films still hit like nothing else.

Ever since the movies began, well over a century ago, they have been finding new ways to, well, move us

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