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75 Beautiful Black & White Films

In chronological order, here are 75 films from 1940 onwards which make superb and atmospheric use of black and white photography. Taking their cue from German expressionist cinema, the chiaroscuro style of film noirs became an important aesthetic element in competing with the rise of technicolour. By the late 1960's, black and white was only really used for budgetary reasons or as a particular stylistic approach, generally a direct homage or recreation of an era. A perfect black and white film is worth ten colour films in my opinion.
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
2
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
3
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
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4
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
5
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Brief Encounter (1945)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
9
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
10
Great Expectations (1946)
Great Expectations (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
11
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
Notorious (1946)
Notorious (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
13
Brighton Rock (1947)
Brighton Rock (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
14
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
15
Oliver Twist (1948)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
19
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
20
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
21
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
22
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
23
Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
25
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
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26
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
27
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
28
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
The Killing (1956)
The Killing (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
30
A Man Escaped (1956)
A Man Escaped (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
31
The Wrong Man (1956)
The Wrong Man (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
32
Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
33
The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
34
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
35
Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
36
Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
37
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
38
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
39
The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
40
Black Sunday (1960)
Black Sunday (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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