Lists
- ranked 2 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 2 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 3 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 3 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 3 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 10 in Paul Schrader's Film Canon
- ranked 18 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions
- ranked 18 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
- ranked 19 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 19 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 29 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 36 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 40 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 45 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 59 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- ranked 61 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- 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 Passions Nominees
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills 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 The New York Times Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, 10th Anniversary Edition
Not impressed
I'm not sure if it was the blindingly obvious plot or the fact that I really don't like Kim Novak. With no suspense and no involvement with the characters -- the romance was so ridiculous as to make them utterly unbelievable -- it was hard to let go and just enjoy it.
Great cinematography, of course, which was all that saved it. The the "vertigo" effect may have been somewhat overused, but the madness scene was fun. Even if I did laugh the whole way through.