Lists
- ranked 7 in Roger Ebert's Best Films of 1978
- ranked 17 in The Guardian 25 Best Horror Films Of All Time
- ranked 61 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 68 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
- ranked 69 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 461 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 474 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 479 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 511 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- one of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- one of 101^w102 Movies You Must See Before...
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills Nominees
- one of AV Club 50 Most Important American Independent Movies
- one of Guardian 1,000 films to see before you die
- one of Richard Corliss's Top 25 Horror Films