It is the favorite Cronenberg film of Korean director Chan-wook Park and was voted for in the 2002 "Sight & Sound" poll by Lalitha Gopalan. In 1999, "Rolling Stone" listed "Dead Ringers" as 95th on their list of "100 Maverick Movies". "Total Film" placed "Dead Ringers" 35th on their list of the "50 Greatest Horror Movies of All Time" while "Entertainment Weekly" placed it 20th on their list of "The 25 scariest movies of all time". It was named one of "The Top 10 'True-Story' Horror Movies of All-time!" by Bloody Disgusting.