"They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?", a review aggregator covering the history of cinema, lists "In the Mood for Love" as the 45th most acclaimed film of all time, making it the most widely acclaimed film released anywhere in the world since its release in 2000. In the 2012 "Sight & Sound" critics poll, "In the Mood for Love" appeared at number 24, making it the highest ranked film from the 2000s and one of only two from the 2000s to be listed in the top 50 of all time, along with David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive". Wong's film was also the highest ranked film by a Chinese filmmaker. "In the Mood for Love" received its placement due to the votes of 42 critics (out of 846) who placed it in their own top 10 lists individually.