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. 26 +141

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 7 +181

    Shadow of a Doubt

    1943, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 96 +154

    The Wrong Man

    1956, in 8 top lists Check
  4. 4 +124

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 48 +39

    Hollow Triumph

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 64 +159

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 73 +138

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  8. 87 -1

    The Hitch-Hiker

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 79 +126

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 8 +59

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  11. 76 -74

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 57 -54

    Act of Violence

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 84 -79

    Angel Face

    1952, in 5 top lists Check
  14. 66 -59

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 43 -30

    The Big Clock

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 91 -77

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 85 -70

    The Big Heat

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

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 19 -1

    Black Angel

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 20 -

    The Blue Dahlia

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 86 -65

    The Blue Gardenia

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 29 -7

    Body and Soul

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 58 -34

    Border Incident

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 30 -5

    Born to Kill

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 31 -3

    Brute Force

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 44 -14

    Call Northside 777

    1948 — a.k.a. Calling Northside 777, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 100 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  28. 80 -41

    Clash by Night

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 59 -13

    Criss Cross

    1949, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 32 +15

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 45 +4

    Cry of the City

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 67 -17

    D.O.A.

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 21 +33

    The Dark Corner

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 22 +33

    The Dark Mirror

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 33 +23

    Dark Passage

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 34 +25

    Dead Reckoning

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 35 +27

    Desperate

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 13 +53

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  39. 14 +57

    Fallen Angel

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 68 +5

    The File on Thelma Jordon

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 46 +29

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 23 +54

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  43. 5 +73

    The Glass Key

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 69 -8

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 47 +35

    He Walked by Night

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 2 +81

    High Sierra

    1941, in 8 top lists Check
  47. 90 +1

    Human Desire

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 3 +90

    I Wake Up Screaming

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 70 +28

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  50. 81 +22

    Kansas City Confidential

    1952, in 3 top lists Check
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