Lists
- ranked 7 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 8 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 10 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 10 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 10 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 10 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 11 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 12 in Chicago Tribune 100 Best Films of the Century
- ranked 16 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions
- ranked 16 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs
- ranked 24 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 25 in My Favourite Film
- ranked 42 in Paul Schrader's Film Canon
- ranked 43 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 48 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 52 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- ranked 55 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 55 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 65 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- 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 Laughs Nominees
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Nominees
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions 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 TIME Magazine All-Time 100 Movies
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, 10th Anniversary Edition