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. 1 -

    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 3 -

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    I Wake Up Screaming

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 5 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Glass Key

    1942, in 3 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
  9. 10 -

    Murder, My Sweet

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 11 -

    Phantom Lady

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 13 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 14 -

    Fallen Angel

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 15 -

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 17 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 18 -

    The Blue Dahlia

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 20 -

    The Dark Corner

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 22 -

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
  18. 23 -

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 25 -

    Born to Kill

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 26 -

    Brighton Rock

    1948, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 27 -

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 30 -

    Fear in the Night

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  23. 31 -

    Kiss of Death

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 32 -

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 33 -

    Lady in the Lake

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 35 -

    Odd Man Out

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 38 -

    T-Men

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 39 -

    Call Northside 777

    1948 — a.k.a. Calling Northside 777, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 40 -

    Cry of the City

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 41 -

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 42 -

    He Walked by Night

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 43 -

    I Walk Alone

    1947, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 44 -

    Pitfall

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 45 -

    Criss Cross

    1949, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 46 -

    The Crooked Way

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  36. 48 -

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 49 -

    The Woman on Pier 13

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  38. 50 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 52 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 54 -

    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 55 -

    Side Street

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 57 -

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    1950, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 58 -

    He Ran All the Way

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  44. 60 -

    On Dangerous Ground

    1951, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 61 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  46. 62 -

    The Hitch-Hiker

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 63 -

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 64 -

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 65 -

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
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    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
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