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. 16 +115

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 66 -59

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 9 +108

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 96 +154

    The Wrong Man

    1956, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 7 +181

    Shadow of a Doubt

    1943, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 85 -70

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 94 +15

    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 71 +73

    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 79 +126

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  10. 70 +28

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  11. 40 +118

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 89 +74

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  13. 92 +18

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  14. 97 +118

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 49 +55

    Key Largo

    1948, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 93 +53

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  17. 61 +125

    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 98 +129

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  19. 65 +178

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  20. 76 -74

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 25 +129

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  22. 8 +59

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  23. 100 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  24. 64 +159

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  25. 4 +124

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 73 +138

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  27. 57 -54

    Act of Violence

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 84 -79

    Angel Face

    1952, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 43 -30

    The Big Clock

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 91 -77

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 18 -1

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 19 -1

    Black Angel

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 20 -

    The Blue Dahlia

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 86 -65

    The Blue Gardenia

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 29 -7

    Body and Soul

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 58 -34

    Border Incident

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 30 -5

    Born to Kill

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 31 -3

    Brute Force

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 44 -14

    Call Northside 777

    1948 — a.k.a. Calling Northside 777, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 80 -41

    Clash by Night

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 59 -13

    Criss Cross

    1949, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 32 +15

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 45 +4

    Cry of the City

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 67 -17

    D.O.A.

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 21 +33

    The Dark Corner

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 22 +33

    The Dark Mirror

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 33 +23

    Dark Passage

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 34 +25

    Dead Reckoning

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 35 +27

    Desperate

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 13 +53

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
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