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Matthew Sheldon's Top 130 English Language Film Noirs/Neo Noirs/Tech Noirs of All Time

The film noir genre made me the cinema buff I am today. I love just about everything about it, from the style, cinematography, screenplay, snappy dialogue and the twisty labyrinth crime plots. It's cynical gritty themes on tortured souls, shady detectives, tragic fates and sexually manipulative femme-fatales have always stuck with me. And the anti-heroes and mobsters unhealthy obsessions, lusts and desires that include greed, sex and murder make this the most influential genre, and for me, the best genre ever. These pessimistic themes have throughout the years crossed over from the post-war period into modern neo-noir and even into the science fiction genre, exploring more modern complex subjects creating many more iconic stories. I ignored comedic and self-aware hipster noirs like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Brick. And I had to add the 90s television cartoon series Batman: The Animated Series because it was the first noir I have ever seen and gave me my very first taste of things to come.
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Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
2
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
3
All the King's Men (1949)
All the King's Men (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
4
Angel Face (1952)
Angel Face (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
5
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
7
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Batman (1989)
Batman (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
9
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
10
Batman: The Animated Series- The Legend Begins (2002)
Batman: The Animated Series- The Legend Begins (2002)
11
The Big Clock (1948)
The Big Clock (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
The Big Combo (1955)
The Big Combo (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
The Big Heat (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
15
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
16
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
17
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
18
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
20
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
21
Body and Soul (1947)
Body and Soul (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
22
Body Heat (1981)
Body Heat (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
Brighton Rock (1947)
Brighton Rock (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
24
Cape Fear (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
25
Cat People (1942)
Cat People (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
26
Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
27
Criss Cross (1949)
Criss Cross (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
28
Crossfire (1947)
Crossfire (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
29
Dark City (1998)
Dark City (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
30
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
31
Dark Passage (1947)
Dark Passage (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
32
D.O.A. (1950)
D.O.A. (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
33
Detour (1945)
Detour (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
34
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
35
Drive (2011)
Drive (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
36
The Fallen Idol (1948)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
38
Force of Evil (1948)
Force of Evil (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
39
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
40
Fury (1936)
Fury (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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