TSPDT's 100 Essential Noir Films

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To kick things off on their list of 1000 Essential noirs, TSPDT offered up the first 100 of the 1,000 films. These 100 films have been identified, according to their research, as the most mentioned/cited noir films of all-time. Call them the 100 most essential or quintessential, or whatever you like. They are, simply put, the 100 films that most often show up on film noir lists, in film noir festivals, and/or in film noir publications.

We at Icheckmovies have made these most essential noirs a separate list which you can find here. The rest of the list can be found here TSPDT 1000 Noir Films

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  1. 88 +55

    Niagara

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 31 -3

    Brute Force

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 33 +23

    Dark Passage

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 69 -8

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 22 +33

    The Dark Mirror

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 27 +175

    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    1946, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 90 +1

    Human Desire

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 46 +29

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 59 -13

    Criss Cross

    1949, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 87 -1

    The Hitch-Hiker

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 56 +163

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 15 +103

    Leave Her to Heaven

    1945, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 80 -41

    Clash by Night

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 86 -65

    The Blue Gardenia

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 11 +150

    Phantom Lady

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 34 +25

    Dead Reckoning

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 61 +125

    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 14 +57

    Fallen Angel

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 60 +114

    The Reckless Moment

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 30 -5

    Born to Kill

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 16 +115

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 91 -77

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 50 +90

    The Naked City

    1948, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 77 +79

    On Dangerous Ground

    1951, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 52 +121

    Raw Deal

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 95 +146

    While the City Sleeps

    1956, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 57 -54

    Act of Violence

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 2 +81

    High Sierra

    1941, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 20 -

    The Blue Dahlia

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 5 +73

    The Glass Key

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 32 +15

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 6 +218

    This Gun for Hire

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 10 +127

    Murder, My Sweet

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 12 +234

    The Woman in the Window

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
  35. 71 +73

    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
  36. 92 +18

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  37. 38 +77

    Lady in the Lake

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 9 +108

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  39. 4 +124

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  40. 100 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  41. 76 -74

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  42. 66 -59

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  43. 85 -70

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 18 -1

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  45. 13 +53

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 8 +59

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  47. 23 +54

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  48. 70 +28

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  49. 49 +55

    Key Largo

    1948, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 24 +84

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
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