Lists
- ranked 1 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 1 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 1 in Chicago Tribune 100 Best Films of the Century
- ranked 1 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 1 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 1 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 2 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 2 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 4 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 6 in Paul Schrader's Film Canon
- ranked 6 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 12 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- ranked 17 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 19 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 22 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 28 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 92 in My Favourite Film
- 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 Movies Nominees
- one of Alliance of Women Film Journalists Top 100 Films
- one of Guardian 1,000 films to see before you die
- one of Leonard Maltin's 100 "Must See" Films of the 20th Century
- one of New York Film Critics Circle Best Film Winners
- one of The New York Times Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
- one of TIME Magazine All-Time 100 Movies
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, 10th Anniversary Edition
