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Best Film-Noir Movies

The 50 highest-rated film-noir movies among the 463 with at least 1,000 IMDb votes, ranked by IMDb rating and votes. Ratings are IMDb’s. Badges show the services that carry each title in your country; pick one to keep only its titles. Open a title for every way to watch it, or run it as a live search to see the badges on every card.

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1. 1
   Sunset Boulevard(1950)

   ★ 8.4 · 265K votes · Drama, Film-Noir · 110m

2. 2
   Double Indemnity(1944)

   ★ 8.3 · 184K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 107m

3. 3
   The Third Man(1949)

   ★ 8.1 · 198K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller · 104m

4. 4
   The Maltese Falcon(1941)

   ★ 7.9 · 176K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller · 100m

5. 5
   Strangers on a Train(1951)

   ★ 7.9 · 150K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 101m

6. 6
   Touch of Evil(1958)

   ★ 7.9 · 116K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 95m

7. 7
   Notorious(1946)

   ★ 7.9 · 114K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller · 102m

8. 8
   The Killing(1956)

   ★ 7.9 · 108K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 84m

9. 9
   The Big Sleep(1946)

   ★ 7.9 · 95K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller · 114m

10. 10
    Laura(1944)

    ★ 7.9 · 57K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery · 88m

11. 11
    Ace in the Hole(1951)

    ★ 8.0 · 43K votes · Drama, Film-Noir · 111m

12. 12
    Sweet Smell of Success(1957)

    ★ 8.0 · 41K votes · Drama, Film-Noir · 96m

13. 13
    Shadow of a Doubt(1943)

    ★ 7.7 · 76K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller, Crime · 108m

14. 14
    Out of the Past(1947)

    ★ 7.9 · 45K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 97m

15. 15
    In a Lonely Place(1950)

    ★ 7.9 · 40K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller, Romance · 94m

16. 16
    The Lost Weekend(1945)

    ★ 7.8 · 44K votes · Drama, Film-Noir · 101m

17. 17
    The Big Heat(1953)

    ★ 7.9 · 33K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 89m

18. 18
    Mildred Pierce(1945)

    ★ 7.9 · 32K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir · 111m

19. 19
    The Asphalt Jungle(1950)

    ★ 7.8 · 34K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir · 112m

20. 20
    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)

    ★ 8.2 · 16K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir · 92m

21. 21
    Spellbound(1945)

    ★ 7.5 · 56K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller, Romance · 111m

22. 22
    Gilda(1946)

    ★ 7.6 · 38K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller · 110m

23. 23
    Angels with Dirty Faces(1938)

    ★ 7.8 · 25K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir · 97m

24. 24
    The Killers(1946)

    ★ 7.7 · 27K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller · 103m

25. 25
    The Lady from Shanghai(1947)

    ★ 7.5 · 37K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller · 87m

26. 26
    Scarlet Street(1945)

    ★ 7.7 · 22K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir · 102m

27. 27
    Night and the City(1950)

    ★ 7.8 · 17K votes · Crime, Film-Noir, Sport, Drama · 96m

28. 28
    The Wrong Man(1956)

    ★ 7.4 · 35K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Crime · 105m

29. 29
    Fury(1936)

    ★ 7.8 · 15K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 92m

30. 30
    Dark Passage(1947)

    ★ 7.5 · 25K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller, Mystery · 106m

31. 31
    The Woman in the Window(1944)

    ★ 7.6 · 20K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 107m

32. 32
    Kiss Me Deadly(1955)

    ★ 7.5 · 24K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller · 106m

33. 33
    Pickup on South Street(1953)

    ★ 7.6 · 18K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 80m

34. 34
    Suspicion(1941)

    ★ 7.2 · 46K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller · 99m

35. 35
    Leave Her to Heaven(1945)

    ★ 7.6 · 18K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller · 110m

36. 36
    Nightmare Alley(1947)

    ★ 7.7 · 15K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 110m

37. 37
    The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946)

    ★ 7.4 · 25K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller · 113m

38. 38
    Gun Crazy(1950)

    ★ 7.6 · 17K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance · 87m

39. 39
    The Stranger(1946)

    ★ 7.3 · 31K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 95m

40. 40
    The Naked City(1948)

    ★ 7.5 · 17K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller · 96m

41. 41
    Murder, My Sweet(1944)

    ★ 7.5 · 17K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller · 95m

42. 42
    The Letter(1940)

    ★ 7.5 · 16K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir · 95m

43. 43
    Odd Man Out(1947)

    ★ 7.6 · 13K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 116m

44. 44
    All the King's Men(1949)

    ★ 7.4 · 18K votes · Drama, Film-Noir · 110m

45. 45
    Detour(1945)

    ★ 7.3 · 23K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 66m

46. 46
    Brute Force(1947)

    ★ 7.5 · 13K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 98m

47. 47
    The Big Clock(1948)

    ★ 7.6 · 11K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 95m

48. 48
    The Fallen Idol(1948)

    ★ 7.6 · 11K votes · Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller · 95m

49. 49
    The Desperate Hours(1955)

    ★ 7.5 · 12K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 112m

50. 50
    The Narrow Margin(1952)

    ★ 7.6 · 10K votes · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller · 71m