Lists
- ranked 1 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- ranked 1 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 2 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 6 in My Favourite Film
- ranked 8 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 10 in Roger Ebert's Best Films of 1977
- ranked 13 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 15 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
- ranked 16 in Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
- ranked 22 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 27 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
- ranked 33 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 36 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 68 in WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays
- ranked 90 in Chicago Tribune 100 Best Films of the Century
- ranked 104 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 118 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 119 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- one of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Nominees
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills Nominees
- one of Films Containing the Wilhelm Scream
- 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 OFCS Top 100 Sci-Fi
- one of AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, 10th Anniversary Edition
