Psycho (1960)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · United States
thriller · horror · mystery · film-noir · drama · crime
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 #31 | Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll | 0.600 |
| Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #46 | Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll | 0.540 |
| AFI 100 (2007) #14 | AFI 100 (2007) | 0.512 |
| AFI 100 (1998) #18 | AFI 100 (1998) | 0.353 |
| Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1960 #9 | Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 | 0.301 |
| Empire 500 (2008) #45 | Empire 500 (2008) | 0.272 |
| TIME All-TIME 100 | TIME All-TIME 100 | 0.263 |
| National Film Registry (inducted 1992) | National Film Registry | 0.226 |
| Sarris's annual top 10 1960 #4 | Sarris's annual top 10 | 0.215 |
| Letterboxd Top 250 #148 | Letterboxd Top 250 | 0.208 |
| NYT Best 1,000 Movies | NYT Best 1,000 Movies | 0.167 |
| Roger Ebert's Great Movies | Roger Ebert's Great Movies | 0.133 |
| 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 |