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Best Film Noirs of All Time

Paste Magazine: The 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time
Since its coining in 1946 by French critic Nino Frank, who observed from afar something dark, quite literally, going on at the American cinema, the term "film noir" has been debated and debated and debated some more. Is it a genre? A subgenre? A movement? A trend? A commentary? A style? For the purposes of this introduction, let's call it a response.
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The Woman in the Window (1944)
The Woman in the Window (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
2
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
4
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
5
Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
6
The Third Man - Vintage Classics (1949)
The Third Man - Vintage Classics (1949)
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Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
8
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
Laura (1944)
Laura (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
10
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
Gilda (1946)
Gilda (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
14
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
15
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
16
They Live by Night (1948)
They Live by Night (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
17
Raw Deal (1948)
Raw Deal (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
Thieves' Highway (1949)
Thieves' Highway (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
The Killers (1946)
The Killers (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
20
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
21
Drunken Angel (1948)
Drunken Angel (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
22
In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
23
The Killing (1956)
The Killing (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
24
The Big Heat (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
25
The Wrong Man (1956)
The Wrong Man (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
26
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
27
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
28
Night and the City (1950)
Night and the City (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
29
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
30
The Set-Up (1949)
The Set-Up (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
31
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
32
Criss Cross (1949)
Criss Cross (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
33
Crime Wave (1954)
Crime Wave (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
34
Night Moves (1975)
Night Moves (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
35
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
36
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
37
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
38
L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
39
Odd Man Out (1947)
Odd Man Out (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Pickup on South Street (1953)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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