In 2008, Empire released the list of the 500 Best Movies of All Time, as voted by 10,000 Empire readers, 150 Hollywood filmmakers and 50 key film critics. 1. The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) 2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981) 3. Star Wars Episode V: Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner, 1980) 4. Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994) 5. Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)