A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Essential Reference Guide

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Every movie with an entry in John Grant's 2013 book.

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  1. 2779 -1

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 2875 -1

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 2032 -

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 820 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 1746 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 2951 -1

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  7. 2365 -1

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  8. 2751 -1

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 2072 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  10. 245 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  11. 1618 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 2801 -1

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  13. 2147 -

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 3163 -1

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 1527 -

    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 17 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 1548 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 1374 -

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 762 -

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 1880 -

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  21. 122 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 236 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 1334 -

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
  24. 1573 -

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 1521 -

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 1181 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  27. 1112 -

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  28. 749 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  29. 1091 -

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 2234 -1

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 2100 -

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 2289 -1

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 2016 -

    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 1622 -

    Leave Her to Heaven

    1945, in 12 top lists Check
  35. 2497 -1

    Scarlet Street

    1945, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 91 -

    Angels with Dirty Faces

    1938, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 2689 -1

    Spellbound

    1945, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 1074 -

    Fury

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 1653 -

    Little Caesar

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 3215 -1

    The Wrong Man

    1956, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 2862 -1

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 1508 -

    Key Largo

    1948, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 2066 -

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 1039 -

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 213 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 1956 -

    Murder, My Sweet

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 2550 -1

    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 1985 -

    The Naked City

    1948, in 9 top lists Check
  49. 2744 -1

    The Stranger

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 3202 -1

    The Woman in the Window

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
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