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Adam's 80 Noir Essentials

To me, these are the essential movies that one needs to watch to get to know the film noir genre, starting with pre-40s proto-noir and moving through the genre's two decades before ending on modern neo-noir titles.
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Little Caesar (1931)
Little Caesar (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
3
M (1931)
M (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
4
The Public Enemy (1931)
The Public Enemy (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
5
Scarface (1932)
Scarface (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
7
You Only Live Once (1937)
You Only Live Once (1937)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
8
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
9
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
10
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
11
The Letter (1940)
The Letter (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
They Drive by Night (1940)
They Drive by Night (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
This Gun for Hire (1942)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
15
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
17
Laura (1944)
Laura (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
19
The Woman in the Window (1944)
The Woman in the Window (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
20
Scarlet Street (1945)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
21
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Gilda (1946)
Gilda (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
23
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
24
The Killers (1946)
The Killers (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
25
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
26
The Stranger (1946)
The Stranger (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
27
Brighton Rock (1947)
Brighton Rock (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
28
Brute Force (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
29
Dark Passage (1947)
Dark Passage (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Odd Man Out (1947)
Odd Man Out (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
31
Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
32
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
33
Key Largo (1948)
Key Largo (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
34
Stray Dog (1949)
Stray Dog (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
35
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
36
White Heat (1949)
White Heat (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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No Man of Her Own (1950)
No Man of Her Own (1950)
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Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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