TSPDT's Recommended Viewing: 189 Films You Must-See...

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This page contains the 189 films (to date) that we heartily-highly-recommend above all others. They are listed in the Recommended Viewing section as HR (highly recommended) along with 400-odd other films, but these are the ones we return to and cherish most often.

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  1. 1 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 18 -1

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 19 -1

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 20 -1

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 21 -1

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 35 -2

    Criss Cross

    1949, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 40 -2

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 44 -2

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  9. 54 -2

    Fallen Angel

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 66 -2

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 70 -2

    The Hitch-Hiker

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 73 -2

    House of Strangers

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  13. 74 -2

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 76 -2

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  15. 82 -2

    The Killers

    1946, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 83 -2

    The Killing

    1956, in 15 top lists Check
  17. 84 -2

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  18. 87 -2

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  19. 88 -2

    Leave Her to Heaven

    1945, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 101 -2

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  21. 110 -2

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  22. 115 -2

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  23. 129 -2

    Raw Deal

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 131 -2

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 134 -2

    The Red House

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 145 -2

    Scarlet Street

    1945, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 147 -2

    Secret Beyond the Door...

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 160 -2

    Strangers on a Train

    1951, in 17 top lists Check
  29. 162 -2

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  30. 164 -2

    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 170 -2

    They Live by Night

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 172 -2

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  33. 174 -2

    T-Men

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 177 -2

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 31 top lists Check
  35. 187 -2

    The Woman in the Window

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 30, 2013; source