 In the 2012 "Sight & Sound" poll, four critics ranked it among the 10 greatest films of all time, and Ebert considered the film a strong contender for his own list.In a 2016 BBC critics' poll, "Synecdoche, New York" was ranked the 20th-greatest film of the 21st century.In 2019, the film ranked as #7 in The 100 Best Films of the 21st Century poll conducted by The Guardian.