"rear window" was chosen to be part of the national film registry by the library of congress in 1997. in the british film institute's sight &amp; sound, the movie was ranked the 53rd greatest film. in "time out" magazine the film ranked 21st and 26th greatest film of all time in 1998 and 2022. the film made several american film institute lists. they include number 42 in afi's 100 years...100 movies, number 14 in afi's 100 years...100 thrills, number 48 in afi's 100 years...100 movies (10th anniversary edition) and number three in afi's 10 top 10 (mysteries).