Lists
- ranked 1 in Roger Ebert's Best Films of 1990
- ranked 1 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 5 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- ranked 6 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 10 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 13 in Chicago Tribune 100 Best Films of the Century
- ranked 13 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 18 in Men's Journal 50 Best Guy Movies Of All Time
- ranked 20 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 26 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 41 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 45 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 88 in My Favourite Film
- ranked 94 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 95 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 112 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 118 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 Movies Nominees
- one of BAFTA Best Film 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 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
Brilliant take on the life of a gangster, from a youngster yearning for respect to a man with kids, caught up in something he can't control. Quite extraordinary.