Lists
- ranked 1 in Roger Ebert's Best Films of 1993
- ranked 4 in Channel 4's 100 Greatest War Films
- ranked 5 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 9 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 9 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- ranked 9 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 26 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 26 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 34 in Chicago Tribune 100 Best Films of the Century
- ranked 40 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 44 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 49 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 78 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 191 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 196 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 202 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- 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 Best Director Academy Award Winners
- one of Best Picture Academy Award Winners
- 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