BFI 100 key Noir films

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The 100 films listed in the book 100 Film Noirs (BFI Screen Guides) . Note that some of these do not fit a strict definition of Film Noir.

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  1. 97 -

    36 Quai des Orfèvres

    2004 — a.k.a. Department 36, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 89 -

    Der amerikanische Freund

    1977 — a.k.a. The American Friend, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 78 -

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 50 -

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  5. 2 -

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 64 -

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 61 -

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 17 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  9. 69 -

    Blast of Silence

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 18 -

    The Blue Dahlia

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 24 -

    Body and Soul

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 25 -

    Born to Kill

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 26 -

    Brighton Rock

    1948, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 77 -

    C.I.D.

    1956, in 1 top list Check
  15. 39 -

    Call Northside 777

    1948 — a.k.a. Calling Northside 777, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 19 -

    The Chase

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 86 -

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  18. 98 -

    Collateral

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 12 -

    Cornered

    1945, in 1 top list Check
  20. 45 -

    Criss Cross

    1949, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 71 -

    Cronaca di un amore

    1950 — a.k.a. Story of a Love Affair, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 46 -

    The Crooked Way

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  23. 27 -

    Crossfire

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 40 -

    Cry of the City

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 51 -

    D.O.A.

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 20 -

    The Dark Corner

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 28 -

    Dark Passage

    1947, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 29 -

    Dead Reckoning

    1947, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 13 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 91 -

    Devil in a Blue Dress

    1995, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 72 -

    Døden er et kjærtegn

    1949 — a.k.a. Death Is a Caress, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 8 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  33. 90 -

    The Driver

    1978, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 76 -

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  35. 14 -

    Fallen Angel

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 30 -

    Fear in the Night

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  37. 41 -

    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
  38. 83 -

    Get Carter

    1971, in 11 top lists Check
  39. 21 -

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 6 -

    The Glass Key

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 52 -

    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 58 -

    He Ran All the Way

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  43. 42 -

    He Walked by Night

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 99 -

    A History of Violence

    2005, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 62 -

    The Hitch-Hiker

    1953, in 7 top lists Check
  46. 4 -

    I Wake Up Screaming

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 43 -

    I Walk Alone

    1947, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 95 -

    I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

    2003, in 1 top list Check
  49. 53 -

    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
  50. 3 -

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
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