BFI 100 key Noir films
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The 100 films listed in the book 100 Film Noirs (BFI Screen Guides) . Note that some of these do not fit a strict definition of Film Noir.
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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check -
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La bête humaine
1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check -
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Le jour se lève
1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check -
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I Wake Up Screaming
1941, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 26 top lists Check -
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The Glass Key
1942, in 3 top lists Check -
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Journey Into Fear
1943, in 2 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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Laura
1944, in 21 top lists Check -
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Murder, My Sweet
1944, in 5 top lists Check -
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Phantom Lady
1944, in 5 top lists Check -
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Cornered
1945, in 1 top list Check -
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Detour
1945, in 16 top lists Check -
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Fallen Angel
1945, in 2 top lists Check -
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Mildred Pierce
1945, in 17 top lists Check -
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Scarlet Street
1945, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Big Sleep
1946, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Blue Dahlia
1946, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Chase
1946, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Dark Corner
1946, in 2 top lists Check -
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Gilda
1946, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Killers
1946, in 15 top lists Check -
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946, in 9 top lists Check -
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Body and Soul
1947, in 6 top lists Check -
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Born to Kill
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
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Brighton Rock
1948, in 8 top lists Check -
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Crossfire
1947, in 7 top lists Check -
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Dark Passage
1947, in 5 top lists Check -
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Dead Reckoning
1947, in 2 top lists Check -
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Fear in the Night
1946, in 1 top list Check -
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Kiss of Death
1947, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Lady from Shanghai
1947, in 9 top lists Check -
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Lady in the Lake
1946, in 2 top lists Check -
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Nightmare Alley
1947, in 8 top lists Check -
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Odd Man Out
1947, in 15 top lists Check -
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Out of the Past
1947, in 16 top lists Check -
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Pursued
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
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T-Men
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
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Call Northside 777
1948 — a.k.a. Calling Northside 777, in 2 top lists Check -
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Cry of the City
1948, in 2 top lists Check -
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Force of Evil
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
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He Walked by Night
1948, in 2 top lists Check -
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I Walk Alone
1947, in 3 top lists Check -
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Pitfall
1948, in 2 top lists Check -
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Criss Cross
1949, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Crooked Way
1949, in 1 top list Check -
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The Reckless Moment
1949, in 8 top lists Check -
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They Live by Night
1948, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Woman on Pier 13
1949, in 1 top list Check -
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950, in 15 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 4, 2012; source