Lists
- ranked 1 in BFI 100
- ranked 18 in Paul Schrader's Film Canon
- ranked 20 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 21 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 21 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 22 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 26 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 29 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 33 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 36 in My Favourite Film
- ranked 41 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 46 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 57 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 65 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 70 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 74 in Chicago Tribune 100 Best Films of the Century
- ranked 75 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
- ranked 77 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- 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 Cannes Palme d'Or Winners
- 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 They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 250 Quintessential Noir Films (1940-1964)
