In a Lonely Place 1. In a Lonely Place (1950)
Boulevard du crépuscule 2. Sunset blvd. (1950)
Big Carnival, The 3. Big Carnival, The (1951)
Double Indemnity 4. Assurance sur la mort (1944)
Big Heat, The 5. The Big Heat (1953)
Scarlet Street 6. Scarlet Street (1945)
Night and the City 7. Night and the City (1950)
Kiss Me Deadly 8. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
On Dangerous Ground 9. On Dangerous Ground (1952)
Third Man, The 10. Third Man, The (1949)
Touch of Evil 11. Touch of Evil (1958)
Maltese Falcon, The 12. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Sweet Smell of Success 13. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Pickup on South Street 14. Pickup on South Street (1953)
Laura 15. Laura (1944)
Killers, The 16. Killers, The (1946)
Night of the Hunter, The 17. The Night Of The Hunter (1955)
The Set-Up 18. The Set-Up (1949)
Ride the Pink Horse 19. Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Big Sleep, The 20. The Big Sleep (1946)

clydefro jones:

Playing around, I decided that a real top 20 was impossible and decided to list my favorite [English language] films noir, using my personal criteria for qualification. The rankings are iffy, but I'm happy with the 20 films overall.

http://filmjournal.net/clydefro/
Alastair Craig 21.75 %
Pentti Kärpänen 18.25 %
Axel Howerton 18.25 %
Brad F 13.75 %
Yasmina Adjerit 13.50 %
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Jack Kane wrote on 27 may 2008
Cool films-noirs. Cheers.
Uncle Scrooge wrote on 22 april 2008
Great list, I am intrigued with others who are intrigued with noir.
Bob Cummings wrote on 21 august 2007
Found list via your site filmjournal.net/clydefro
I still think Women in the Window is better than Scarlet Street. I need to review.
How many Gloria Grahame's movies?
Why is #4 DI spelled that way?
Luis Herreros wrote on 2 august 2006
Welcome, very nice list.