Lists
- ranked 1 in The Guardian Top 100 Films
- ranked 3 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (1999)
- ranked 3 in Empire 500 Greatest Movies (2008)
- ranked 4 in Empire 100 Greatest Movies (2003)
- ranked 7 in Roger Ebert's Best Films of 1980
- ranked 8 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time
- ranked 9 in Cinema Fusion Movie Bloggers' Top 100 Movies
- ranked 9 in The IMDb Top 250
- ranked 54 in My Favourite Film
- ranked 76 in BBC 100 Greatest American Films
- ranked 90 in Chicago Tribune 100 Best Films of the Century
- ranked 336 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- ranked 355 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 356 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 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills Nominees
- one of Films Containing the Wilhelm Scream
- one of OFCS Top 100 Sci-Fi
