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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  1. 100 -

    Sin City

    2005, in 10 top lists Check
  2. 99 -

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 98 -

    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 97 -

    36 Quai des Orfèvres

    2004 — a.k.a. Department 36, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 96 -

    Salinui chueok

    2003 — a.k.a. Memories of Murder, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 95 -

    I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  7. 94 -

    Mulholland Dr.

    2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check
  8. 93 -

    L.A. Confidential

    1997, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 92 -

    Terra Estrangeira

    1995 — a.k.a. Foreign Land, in 1 top list Check
  10. 91 -

    Devil in a Blue Dress

    1995, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 90 -

    The Driver

    1978, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 89 -

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 88 -

    Taxi Driver

    1976, in 34 top lists Check
  14. 87 -

    Night Moves

    1975, in 6 top lists Check
  15. 86 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  16. 85 -

    Suna no utsuwa

    1974 — a.k.a. The Castle of Sand, in 1 top list Check
  17. 84 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 83 -

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 82 -

    Point Blank

    1967, in 15 top lists Check
  20. 81 -

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  21. 80 -

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 79 -

    Tirez sur le pianiste

    1960 — a.k.a. Shoot the Piano Player, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 78 -

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 77 -

    C.I.D.

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  25. 76 -

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  26. 75 -

    Muerte de un ciclista

    1955 — a.k.a. Death of a Cyclist, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 74 -

    Touchez pas au grisbi

    1954 — a.k.a. Hands Off the Loot, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 73 -

    Der Verlorene

    1951 — a.k.a. The Lost One, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 72 -

    Døden er et kjærtegn

    1949 — a.k.a. Death Is a Caress, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 71 -

    Cronaca di un amore

    1950 — a.k.a. Story of a Love Affair, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 70 -

    Quai des Orfèvres

    1947 — a.k.a. Jenny Lamour, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 69 -

    Blast of Silence

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
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    Odds Against Tomorrow

    1959, in 3 top lists Check
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    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  35. 66 -

    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 65 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  37. 64 -

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 63 -

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 62 -

    The Hitch-Hiker

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 61 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
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    On Dangerous Ground

    1951, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 59 -

    The Narrow Margin

    1952, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 58 -

    He Ran All the Way

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  44. 57 -

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 56 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  46. 55 -

    Side Street

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 54 -

    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 53 -

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 52 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
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    D.O.A.

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
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