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  • Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)

    1. Double Indemnity

    19441h 47mApproved95Metascore
    8.3 (176K)
    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. Robinson
    Barbara Stanwyck / Phyllis Dietrichson
  • Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947)

    2. Out of the Past

    19471h 37mApproved85Metascore
    8.0 (43K)
    A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames.
    DirectorJacques TourneurStarsRobert MitchumJane GreerKirk Douglas
    Jane Greer / Kathy Moffat
  • Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

    3. The Postman Always Rings Twice

    19461h 53mApproved84Metascore
    7.4 (24K)
    A married woman and a drifter fall in love and plot to murder her husband.
    DirectorTay GarnettStarsLana TurnerJohn GarfieldCecil Kellaway
    Lana Turner / Cora
  • Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tom Neal, and Ann Savage in Detour (1945)

    4. Detour

    19451h 6mApproved
    7.3 (21K)
    The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
    DirectorEdgar G. UlmerStarsTom NealAnn SavageClaudia Drake
    Ann Savage / Vera
  • Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    5. The Maltese Falcon

    19411h 40mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (172K)
    San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys George
    Mary Astor / Brigid O'Shaugnessy
  • Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

    6. The Lady from Shanghai

    19471h 27mApproved
    7.5 (36K)
    Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsRita HayworthOrson WellesEverett Sloane
    Rita Hayworth / Elsa Bannister
  • Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, William Conrad, and Charles McGraw in The Killers (1946)

    7. The Killers

    19461h 43mApproved
    7.7 (25K)
    Hit men arrive in a small New Jersey town to kill an unresisting victim, and insurance investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.
    DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsBurt LancasterAva GardnerEdmond O'Brien
    Ava Gardner / Kitty Collins
  • Peggy Cummins and John Dall in Gun Crazy (1950)

    8. Gun Crazy

    19501h 27mApproved74Metascore
    7.6 (16K)
    Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
    DirectorJoseph H. LewisStarsJohn DallPeggy CumminsBerry Kroeger
    Peggy Cummins / Annie Laurie Starr
  • Gene Tierney, Jeanne Crain, and Cornel Wilde in Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

    9. Leave Her to Heaven

    19451h 50mApproved
    7.6 (16K)
    A writer falls in love with a young socialite and they're soon married, but her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of them both as well as everyone around them.
    DirectorJohn M. StahlStarsGene TierneyCornel WildeJeanne Crain
    Gene Tierney / Ellen Berent
  • Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo in Criss Cross (1949)

    10. Criss Cross

    19491h 24mApproved
    7.4 (10K)
    An armored truck driver and his ex-wife conspire with a gang to have his own truck robbed on the route.
    DirectorRobert SiodmakStarsBurt LancasterYvonne De CarloDan Duryea
    Yvonne De Carlo / Anna
  • Robert Armstrong, Jean Gillie, Sheldon Leonard, Edward Norris, and Herbert Rudley in Decoy (1946)

    11. Decoy

    19461h 16mApproved
    6.7 (2.4K)
    A mortally-wounded female gangster recounts how she and her gang revived an executed killer from the gas chamber to try to find out where he buried a fortune in cash.
    DirectorJack BernhardStarsJean GillieEdward NorrisRobert Armstrong
    Jean Gillie / Margot Shelby
  • Kirk Douglas, Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, and Lizabeth Scott in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

    12. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

    19461h 56mApproved
    7.4 (12K)
    A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband who believes he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier.
    DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsBarbara StanwyckVan HeflinLizabeth Scott
    Barbara Stanwyck / Martha Ivers
  • Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Dan Duryea in Scarlet Street (1945)

    13. Scarlet Street

    19451h 42mApproved
    7.7 (20K)
    A man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman, though her fiancé persuades her to con him out of the fortune they mistakenly assume he possesses.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsEdward G. RobinsonJoan BennettDan Duryea
    Joan Bennett / Kitty March
  • Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons in Angel Face (1952)

    14. Angel Face

    19521h 31mApproved
    7.2 (9.7K)
    Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsRobert MitchumJean SimmonsMona Freeman
    Jean Simmons / Diane Tremayne
  • Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, and Alice Faye in Fallen Angel (1945)

    15. Fallen Angel

    19451h 38mApproved
    7.0 (7K)
    A slick con man arrives in a small town looking to make some money, but soon gets more than he bargained for.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsAlice FayeDana AndrewsLinda Darnell
    Linda Darnell / Stella
  • David Clarke, Charles McGraw, Peter Virgo, Jacqueline White, and Marie Windsor in The Narrow Margin (1952)

    16. The Narrow Margin

    19521h 11mApproved
    7.6 (9.4K)
    A woman planning to testify against the mob must be protected against potential assassins on the train trip from Chicago to Los Angeles.
    DirectorsRichard FleischerWilliam Cameron MenziesStarsCharles McGrawMarie WindsorJacqueline White
    Marie Windsor / Frankie Neal
  • Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)

    17. The Killing

    19561h 24mApproved91Metascore
    7.9 (103K)
    Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsSterling HaydenColeen GrayVince Edwards
    Marie Windsor / Sherry Peatty
  • Joan Dixon and Charles McGraw in Roadblock (1951)

    18. Roadblock

    19511h 13mApproved
    6.6 (1.7K)
    Honest LA insurance detective Joe Peters becomes corrupt after falling in love with sensual gold-digger model Diane.
    DirectorHarold DanielsStarsCharles McGrawJoan DixonLowell Gilmore
    Joan Dixon / Diane
  • Janis Carter and William Gargan in Night Editor (1946)

    19. Night Editor

    19461h 8mApproved
    6.7 (1.2K)
    A detective's dilemma. A murder investigation is compromised by the detective's compromised position in love.
    DirectorHenry LevinStarsWilliam GarganJanis CarterJeff Donnell
    Janis Carter / Jill Merril
  • Dead Reckoning (1946)

    20. Dead Reckoning

    19461h 40mApproved51Metascore
    7.0 (9.5K)
    A soldier runs away to avoid receiving the Medal of Honor, so his buddy gets permission to investigate. Romance and death soon follow.
    DirectorJohn CromwellStarsHumphrey BogartLizabeth ScottMorris Carnovsky
    Lizabeth Scott / Dusty Chandler
  • Raymond Burr, Dick Powell, and Lizabeth Scott in Pitfall (1948)

    21. Pitfall

    19481h 26mApproved
    7.1 (5K)
    Married insurance adjuster John Forbes falls for femme fatale Mona Stevens while her boyfriend is in jail and all suffer serious consequences as a result.
    DirectorAndré De TothStarsDick PowellLizabeth ScottJane Wyatt
    Lizabeth Scott / Mona Stevens
  • Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, George Raft, and Ann Sheridan in They Drive by Night (1940)

    22. They Drive by Night

    19401h 35mApproved73Metascore
    7.2 (9.7K)
    When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsGeorge RaftHumphrey BogartAnn Sheridan
    Ida Lupino / Lana Carlsen
  • Dick Powell and Claire Trevor in Murder, My Sweet (1944)

    23. Murder, My Sweet

    19441h 35mApproved
    7.5 (16K)
    After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
    DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsDick PowellClaire TrevorAnne Shirley
    Clare Trevor / Velma
  • Too Late for Tears (1949)

    24. Too Late for Tears

    19491h 39mApproved
    7.3 (6.3K)
    Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
    DirectorByron HaskinStarsLizabeth ScottDon DeForeDan Duryea
    Lizabeth Scott / Jane Palmer
  • Where Danger Lives (1950)

    25. Where Danger Lives

    19501h 22mApproved
    6.7 (3.6K)
    A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in her husband's death, and must flee with her to the Mexican border.
    DirectorJohn FarrowStarsRobert MitchumClaude RainsFaith Domergue
    Faith Domergue / Margo

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