What is the greatest movie of all time?

Some of the greatest movies of all time.

Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back has been voted the greatest movie of all time in a poll of more than 250,000 film fans.

The film, released in 1980 three years after the first Star Wars movie, topped a poll of 301 titles in Empire magazine.

Francis Ford Coppola's mafia masterpiece The Godfather came in second place while Batman sequel The Dark Knight came in third.

The Shawshank Redemption and Pulp Fiction rounded off the top five.

Star Wars creator George Lucas said it was "a privilege" to see the film top the poll.

"The fans like The Empire Strikes Back the best, partly because it is so dark," he said.

Other films in the top 10 include the first Star Wars film, Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Jaws.

Top 10 greatest movies of all time:
1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
2. The Godfather
3. The Dark Knight
4. The Shawshank Redemption
5. Pulp Fiction
6. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
7. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
8. Jaws
9. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
10. Inception

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