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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
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)

    2. The Big Sleep

    19461h 54mApproved86Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail--and what might be love.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallJohn Ridgely
  • Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in In a Lonely Place (1950)

    3. In a Lonely Place

    19501h 34mApproved
    7.9 (38K)
    A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsHumphrey BogartGloria GrahameFrank Lovejoy
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    4. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (251K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
  • Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

    5. Kiss Me Deadly

    19551h 46mApproved
    7.5 (23K)
    A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit".
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsRalph MeekerAlbert DekkerPaul Stewart
  • Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye (1973)

    6. The Long Goodbye

    19731h 52mR87Metascore
    7.5 (41K)
    Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder. He also is hired by Eileen Wade to locate her dipsomaniac husband Roger, who frequently disappears when he wants to dry out.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsElliott GouldNina van PallandtSterling Hayden
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    7. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (368K)
    A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

    8. Devil in a Blue Dress

    19951h 42mR78Metascore
    6.8 (26K)
    A Black war hero is hired to find a mysterious woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal in 1948 Los Angeles.
    DirectorCarl FranklinStarsDenzel WashingtonTom SizemoreJennifer Beals
  • Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)

    9. L.A. Confidential

    19972h 18mR91Metascore
    8.2 (645K)
    As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsKevin SpaceyRussell CroweGuy Pearce
  • City That Never Sleeps (1953)

    10. City That Never Sleeps

    19531h 30mApproved
    6.7 (1.7K)
    Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.
    DirectorJohn H. AuerStarsGig YoungMala PowersWilliam Talman
  • Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame in The Big Heat (1953)

    11. The Big Heat

    19531h 29mApproved
    7.9 (31K)
    Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsGlenn FordGloria GrahameJocelyn Brando
  • Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in The Stranger (1946)

    12. The Stranger

    19461h 35mApproved76Metascore
    7.3 (30K)
    An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesEdward G. RobinsonLoretta Young
  • Laura (1944)

    13. Laura

    19441h 28mApproved
    7.9 (54K)
    A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.
    DirectorsOtto PremingerRouben MamoulianStarsGene TierneyDana AndrewsClifton Webb
  • Howard Duff, Barry Fitzgerald, Dorothy Hart, and Don Taylor in The Naked City (1948)

    14. The Naked City

    19481h 36mApproved74Metascore
    7.5 (16K)
    A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.
    DirectorJules DassinStarsBarry FitzgeraldHoward DuffDorothy Hart
  • Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil (1958)

    15. Touch of Evil

    19581h 35mPG-1399Metascore
    7.9 (113K)
    A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation he needs.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsCharlton HestonOrson WellesJanet Leigh
  • Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947)

    16. 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
  • Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters in The Night of the Hunter (1955)

    17. The Night of the Hunter

    19551h 32mApproved97Metascore
    8.0 (104K)
    A self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
    DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian Gish
  • Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, and Eleanor Parker in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

    18. The Man with the Golden Arm

    19551h 59mApproved63Metascore
    7.3 (13K)
    A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsFrank SinatraKim NovakEleanor Parker
  • Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

    19. A Streetcar Named Desire

    19512h 2mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (118K)
    Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
    DirectorElia KazanStarsVivien LeighMarlon BrandoKim Hunter
  • Howard Duff, Steve Cochran, and Ida Lupino in Private Hell 36 (1954)

    20. Private Hell 36

    19541h 21mApproved
    6.7 (2.1K)
    When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsIda LupinoSteve CochranHoward Duff
  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

    21. Anatomy of a Murder

    19592h 41mApproved95Metascore
    8.0 (76K)
    An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth and will he win his case?
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJames StewartLee RemickBen Gazzara
  • Harry Belafonte, Gloria Grahame, and Robert Ryan in Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)

    22. Odds Against Tomorrow

    19591h 36mApproved
    7.4 (6K)
    In need of quick money, a fallen former cop recruits a hard-bitten ex-con and a debt-ridden nightclub singer to pull off a bank job. But as the animosity between them boils over, the entire plan threatens to implode.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsHarry BelafonteRobert RyanGloria Grahame
  • Paul Newman in The Hustler (1961)

    23. The Hustler

    19612h 14mApproved90Metascore
    7.9 (89K)
    An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
    DirectorRobert RossenStarsPaul NewmanJackie GleasonPiper Laurie

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