Lists
- ranked 5 in Roger Ebert's Best Films of 1987
- ranked 17 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions
- ranked 41 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs
- ranked 62 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- one of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs Nominees
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Nominees
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions Nominees
- one of The New York Times Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
Loving, life-affirming rom-com from John Patrick Shanley; if there's any criticism, it's that the flowery language which works so well in Doubt does ring a little inauthentic. Suspend your disbelief and settle in for some gorgeous language.