BFI 100 key Noir films

BFI 100 key Noir films's icon

Created by PeacefulAnarchy.

Favorited 48 times, disliked 0 times, added to 44 watchlists.

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.

Remove ads

Pssst, want to check out the BFI 100 key Noir films list in our new look?

Filter

  1. 88 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  2. 100 -

    Sin City

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 94 -

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  4. 93 -

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 86 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  6. 56 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  7. 1 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 8 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 5 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  10. 67 -

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  11. 66 -

    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
  12. 17 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 99 -

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 98 -

    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 76 -

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  16. 36 -

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 80 -

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 65 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  19. 81 -

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  20. 9 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 50 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  22. 15 -

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  23. 32 -

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 53 -

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  25. 96 -

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  26. 22 -

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 10 -

    Murder, My Sweet

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 21 -

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  29. 61 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  30. 52 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  31. 84 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 63 -

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 23 -

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
  34. 28 -

    Dark Passage

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 54 -

    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 35 -

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  37. 48 -

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 79 -

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 34 -

    Nightmare Alley

    1947, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 78 -

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 27 -

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 13 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  43. 16 -

    Scarlet Street

    1945, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 41 -

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  45. 82 -

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 57 -

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 64 -

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 83 -

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  49. 24 -

    Body and Soul

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 14 -

    Fallen Angel

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
Remove ads
Show all 100 movies

Last updated on Jan 4, 2012; source