Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick · United States
drama · film-noir
1.35composite canon score · ranked #749 of 6563 in our library · on 8 lists & awards
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TIME All-TIME 100 | TIME All-TIME 100 | 0.263 |
| National Film Registry (inducted 1993) | National Film Registry | 0.226 |
| Empire 500 (2008) #314 | Empire 500 (2008) | 0.181 |
| NYT Best 1,000 Movies | NYT Best 1,000 Movies | 0.167 |
| Criterion Collection spine #555 | Criterion Collection | 0.162 |
| 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 |