Lists
- ranked 3 in BFI 100
- ranked 5 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 13 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 14 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 16 in Chicago Tribune 100 Best Films of the Century
- ranked 18 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 18 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 19 in My Favourite Film
- ranked 19 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 23 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
- ranked 24 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 27 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 29 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 30 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 40 in Channel 4's 100 Greatest War Films
- ranked 40 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- ranked 57 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 77 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- 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 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills Nominees
- one of BAFTA Best Film Winners
- one of Best Director Academy Award Winners
- one of Best Picture Academy Award Winners
- 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 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
