Brits top hottest movie stars poll

They have made hearts race with their stunning good looks. Now the sexiest movie stars of all time have been named in a poll by movie bible Empire.

And two Brits are at the top of the list. Number one is Keira Knightley, 19, who has become a global superstar since she transfixed audiences in 2002's Bend It Like Beckham.

Top of the male sexy stakes - and number three overall after Knightley and Angelina Jolie - is Orlando Bloom. Both starred together in the box-office hit Pirates Of The Caribbean.

But it's not all good news for the Hollywood A-list. Sharon Stone, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sandra Bullock, Ralph Fiennes, Mel Gibson and Kim Basinger have all plummeted out of the top 100. The demotion is especially harsh for Miss Bullock, who was number one back in 1997.

New arrivals in the top 100 include Aussie beefcake Hugh Jackman (10), Scarlett Johansson (11), Colin Farrell (13) and Italian siren Monica Belluci (20).

And there are some genuine surprises from Tinseltown's golden age. Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, Audrey Hepburn, Raquel Welch, Julie Christie and Elizabeth Taylor are a few of the oldschool names who make their debuts on the sexiest list.