An image display apparatus, comprising: an evaluation value obtaining means for obtaining an evaluation value representing the desirability of an image using a predetermined evaluation criterion for each image in a similar image group constituted by a plurality of similar images; a display means (55, 56) for displaying each of the images in the similar image group; and selection means for selecting one or more evaluation criteria from a plurality of evaluation criteria, each of which enables the evaluation value obtaining means to obtain the evaluation value,wherein the evaluation value obtaining means obtains the evaluation value using the evaluation criterion selected by the selection means, and that the apparatus further comprises: an image analyzing means for analyzing a characteristic of each of a plurality of images; a classifying means for classifying an image whose analysis result of the characteristic substantially satisfies a predetermined classification criterion into a similar image group; and a means for setting the predetermined classification criterion, wherein the classifying means performs classification using the classification criterion set by the setting means, wherein the evaluation value obtaining means obtains the evaluation value for each of the images classified into the similar image group, and characterized in that said display means (55, 56) is adapted to rearrange and display the images in the similar image group in the order of the obtained evaluation value, that the evaluation value is based on a plurality of evaluation criteria, related to the state of the main subject, composition, or quality of the image, the apparatus further includes a means for setting a contribution rate of each of the plurality of evaluation criteria to the evaluation value, and the evaluation value obtaining means calculates the evaluation value according to the contribution rate set on each of the plurality of evaluation criteria. an evaluation value obtaining means for obtaining an evaluation value representing the desirability of an image using a predetermined evaluation criterion for each image in a similar image group constituted by a plurality of similar images; a display means (55, 56) for displaying each of the images in the similar image group; and selection means for selecting one or more evaluation criteria from a plurality of evaluation criteria, each of which enables the evaluation value obtaining means to obtain the evaluation value,wherein the evaluation value obtaining means obtains the evaluation value using the evaluation criterion selected by the selection means, and that the apparatus further comprises: an image analyzing means for analyzing a characteristic of each of a plurality of images; a classifying means for classifying an image whose analysis result of the characteristic substantially satisfies a predetermined classification criterion into a similar image group; and a means for setting the predetermined classification criterion, wherein the classifying means performs classification using the classification criterion set by the setting means, wherein the evaluation value obtaining means obtains the evaluation value for each of the images classified into the similar image group, and characterized in that said display means (55, 56) is adapted to rearrange and display the images in the similar image group in the order of the obtained evaluation value, that the evaluation value is based on a plurality of evaluation criteria, related to the state of the main subject, composition, or quality of the image, the apparatus further includes a means for setting a contribution rate of each of the plurality of evaluation criteria to the evaluation value, and the evaluation value obtaining means calculates the evaluation value according to the contribution rate set on each of the plurality of evaluation criteria. an image analyzing means for analyzing a characteristic of each of a plurality of images; a classifying means for classifying an image whose analysis result of the characteristic substantially satisfies a predetermined classification criterion into a similar image group; and a means for setting the predetermined classification criterion, wherein the classifying means performs classification using the classification criterion set by the setting means, wherein the evaluation value obtaining means obtains the evaluation value for each of the images classified into the similar image group, and characterized in that said display means (55, 56) is adapted to rearrange and display the images in the similar image group in the order of the obtained evaluation value, that the evaluation value is based on a plurality of evaluation criteria, related to the state of the main subject, composition, or quality of the image, the apparatus further includes a means for setting a contribution rate of each of the plurality of evaluation criteria to the evaluation value, and the evaluation value obtaining means calculates the evaluation value according to the contribution rate set on each of the plurality of evaluation criteria.