North by Northwest (1959)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · United States
crime · thriller · mystery · action · drama · adventure
Score = weighted sum over every cited appearance below — methodology.
Where it appears
Every appearance is a citable fact; the points column shows what each contributes to the composite score.
| Appearance | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #45 | Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll | 0.543 |
| AFI 100 (2007) #55 | AFI 100 (2007) | 0.344 |
| AFI 100 (1998) #40 | AFI 100 (1998) | 0.280 |
| Empire 500 (2008) #98 | Empire 500 (2008) | 0.226 |
| National Film Registry (inducted 1995) | National Film Registry | 0.226 |
| NYT Best 1,000 Movies | NYT Best 1,000 Movies | 0.167 |
| Sarris's annual top 10 1959 #10 | Sarris's annual top 10 | 0.144 |
| Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies | Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies | 0.112 |
| Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema | Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema | 0.112 |