"Ghostbusters" is considered one of the best films of the 1980s, appearing on several lists based on this metric, including: number two by Film.com, number five by "Time Out", number six by "ShortList", number 15 by "Complex", number 31 by "Empire", and unranked by Filmsite. The film also appeared on several media outlets' best comedy film lists—ranked number one by "Entertainment Weekly", number four by IGN, number 10 by "Empire", number 25 by "The Daily Telegraph", and number 45 by "Rotten Tomatoes". "Rotten Tomatoes" also listed the film number 71 on its list of 200 essential movies to watch. Others have named it one of the best science-fiction films, best science-fiction comedies, and best Summer Blockbusters. Murray's Peter Venkman appeared at number44 on "Empire"s 2006 list of its '100 Greatest Movie Characters'.