Lists
- ranked 27 in 50 Lost Classics
- ranked 844 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 926 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 939 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills Nominees
- one of Guardian 1,000 films to see before you die
- one of The New York Times Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
A gripping, intelligent conspiracy thriller, for my money better than All The President's Men, the film Alan Pakula would go on to make next, albeit without the Serious Business cachet of real-life politics. Excellent.