Lists
- ranked 24 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
- ranked 26 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 35 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 38 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 50 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 50 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 57 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 84 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions
- ranked 98 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 101 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 108 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 133 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- 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 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 They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 250 Quintessential Noir Films (1940-1964)
- one of TIME Magazine All-Time 100 Movies
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, 10th Anniversary Edition
Classic film noir that lives up to its reputation. The dialogue is a treat.