Lists
- ranked 8 in Roger Ebert's Best Films of 1989
- ranked 39 in Paul Schrader's Film Canon
- ranked 57 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 57 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 171 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 188 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 203 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 267 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- one of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- one of Guardian 1,000 films to see before you die