Lists
- ranked 4 in Roger Ebert's Best Films of 1984
- ranked 29 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs
- ranked 47 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 48 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 68 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 83 in TV Cream's Top 100 Films
- ranked 84 in My Favourite Film
- ranked 230 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 362 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 378 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 402 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- one of 100 Of Edgar Wright's Favourite Comedies
- one of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs Nominees
- one of Guardian 1,000 films to see before you die
- one of The New York Times Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
- one of The Last Laugh: The Observer's 50 Funniest Comedies
