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Favorite '40s Films Noir

Film noir (/nwɑːr/; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s & 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression. There are a lot of good Films Noir out there...but if you ask me, the best of the best came from the 1940s!!! As a huge Noir fan, these are my favorite '40s Noir Films, ranked for the fun of it. How many of these films have you seen???
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Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
2
Fallen Angel (1945)
Fallen Angel (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
3
Detour (1945)
Detour (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
The Woman in the Window (1944)
The Woman in the Window (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
5
Scarlet Street (1945)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
7
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
8
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
9
Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
10
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
11
Lured (1947)
Lured (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
13
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
Gilda (1946)
Gilda (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
15
Crossfire (1947)
Crossfire (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
16
The Chase (1946)
The Chase (1946)
17
The Glass Key (1942)
The Glass Key (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
18
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
The Man I Married (1940)
The Man I Married (1940)
20
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
21
The Lady Eve (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
22
Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
23
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
24
Suspicion (1941)
Suspicion (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
25
Notorious (1946)
Notorious (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
26
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
27
Manhandled (1949)
Manhandled (1949)
28
Nightmare (1942)
Nightmare (1942)
29
The Madonna's Secret (1946)
The Madonna's Secret (1946)
30
Guest in the House (1944)
Guest in the House (1944)
31
Laura (1944)
Laura (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
Deception (1946)
Deception (1946)
33
Dear Murderer (1948)
Dear Murderer (1948)
34
Shock (1946)
Shock (1946)
35
The Dark Mirror (1946)
The Dark Mirror (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
36
Impact (1949)
Impact (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
37
The Stranger (1946)
The Stranger (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
38
A Double Life (1947)
A Double Life (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
39
Fear in the Night (1947)
Fear in the Night (1947)
40
Framed (1947)
Framed (1947)
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