The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Directed by Charles Laughton · United States
film-noir · thriller · crime · drama
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 #25 | Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll | 0.638 |
| Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #41 | Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll | 0.556 |
| Empire 500 (2008) #71 | Empire 500 (2008) | 0.243 |
| National Film Registry (inducted 1992) | National Film Registry | 0.226 |
| Letterboxd Top 250 #220 | Letterboxd Top 250 | 0.193 |
| NYT Best 1,000 Movies | NYT Best 1,000 Movies | 0.167 |
| Criterion Collection spine #541 | 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 |