1986Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's novella The Body is a stirring, touching adventure film which knows the real world is exciting and scary enough just as it is. As ever, though, QT's at his best in claustrophobic situations, with the tavern scene ramping up the tension to almost unbearable levels.Read Empire's review of Inglourious BasterdsBuy the film here, 2014If Damien Chazelle's semi-autobiographical drama taught us anything, it's that jazz drumming is more hazardous to learn than base jumping. Dune Trailer Breakdown: The Characters, Planets, And Plot Explained, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King, Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, The 100 Greatest TV Shows Of All Time? She loves him. Empire super-stardestroys thanks to the way it deepens the core relationships — none more effectively than Han and Leia's. It also drew some tremendous big names to its supporting cast. But there's no flaws to be found in his harrowing, (mostly) monochromatic depiction of Nazi persecution of the Jewish community in Kraków. And it might just have the best title of anything on this entire list.Read Empire's review of Back To The FutureBuy the film here, 2001It may feature monsters, wizards and plucky little fellas with furry feet, but The Lord Of The Rings isn't a fairy tale. But Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's first feature is genuinely stand-alone: a savvy blend of proper-funny comedy and seriously gruesome undead-horror which, funnily enough, played a big part in the zombie-movie resurgence we're still enjoying now.Read Empire's review of Shaun Of The DeadBuy the film now, 1973William Friedkin's horror masterwork — in which a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a demon — has a reputation as a shocker (in the good sense), with the pea-soup vomit, head-spin and crucifix abuse moments the most regularly cited. Live octopus-eating? Go on, admit it: You're still humming "Another Day Of Sun", aren't you?Read Empire's review of La La LandBuy the film here, 1994Robert Zemeckis' affable stroll through some of America's most turbulent decades, as seen through the childlike eyes of the simple-but-successful Forrest — the role which earned Tom Hanks his second Oscar in two years. "Read Empire's review of The Good, The Bad And The UglyBuy the film here, 1995Michael Mann's starry upgrade of his TV movie LA Takedown squeezed every last drop of icon-juice out of its heavyweight double-billing, bringing Pacino and De Niro together on screen, sharing scenes for the very first time. Thanks to the Wachowskis, we all took the red pill, and we've never regretted it.Read Empire's review of The MatrixBuy the film here, 2002Aside from Boromir, Aragorn and the small-town denizens of Bree, there's not a huge amount of human representation in The Fellowship Of The Ring.