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Gone with the Wind (1939)

0.3257Canon Score · ranked #37 all time

Aggregated from 13 of 31 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the film

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

Why it ranks #37

Every list on which Gone with the Wind appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
DGA 80 Greatest Directorial (2016)Critics' canon#9 / 78
Entertainment Weekly 100 (2013)Editorial list#10 / 87
THR Hollywood's 100 Favorite (2014)Critics' canon#15 / 100
Time Out Centenary Top 25 (1995)Critics' canon#18 / 25
Variety 100 Greatest (2022)Critics' canon#21 / 100
WGA 101 Greatest Screenplays (2006)Critics' canon#23 / 101
TIFF Essential 100 (2010)Editorial list#24 / 100
Empire 500 Greatest (2008)Editorial list#31 / 500
Halliwell's Top 1000 (2005)Critics' canon#100 / 1041
Ebert Great Movies (I–IV)Critics' canonSelected
1001 Movies (2003-2024 union)Critics' canonSelected
NYT Best 1000 Movies (2004)Critics' canonSelected
Academy Award Best Picture winnersAwardWinner