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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
  • The Third Man (1949)

    2. The Third Man

    19491h 44mApproved97Metascore
    8.1 (191K)
    Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
    DirectorCarol ReedStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenAlida Valli
  • 5 Fingers (1952)

    3. 5 Fingers

    19521h 48mApproved
    7.6 (5.8K)
    During WWII the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsJames MasonDanielle DarrieuxMichael Rennie
  • 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
  • Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)

    5. 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
  • The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

    6. The Asphalt Jungle

    19501h 52mApproved85Metascore
    7.8 (32K)
    A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsSterling HaydenLouis CalhernJean Hagen
  • Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)

    7. Ace in the Hole

    19511h 51mApproved72Metascore
    8.1 (41K)
    Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert Arthur
  • Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame in The Big Heat (1953)

    8. The Big Heat

    19531h 29mApproved
    7.9 (31K)
    Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsGlenn FordGloria GrahameJocelyn Brando
  • Richard Widmark and Jean Peters in Pickup on South Street (1953)

    9. Pickup on South Street

    19531h 20mApproved
    7.6 (17K)
    A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
    DirectorSamuel FullerStarsRichard WidmarkJean PetersThelma Ritter
  • Gene Tierney, Richard Widmark, Francis L. Sullivan, and Googie Withers in Night and the City (1950)

    10. Night and the City

    19501h 36mApproved
    7.8 (16K)
    A small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter.
    DirectorJules DassinStarsRichard WidmarkGene TierneyGoogie Withers
  • The Blue Dahlia (1946)

    11. The Blue Dahlia

    19461h 36mApproved
    7.1 (10K)
    An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.
    DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsAlan LaddVeronica LakeWilliam Bendix
  • Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947)

    12. 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
  • Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

    13. 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
  • Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent (1940)

    14. Foreign Correspondent

    19402hApproved89Metascore
    7.4 (25K)
    On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJoel McCreaLaraine DayHerbert Marshall
  • Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in In a Lonely Place (1950)

    15. 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
  • Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946)

    16. Gilda

    19461h 50mApproved
    7.6 (38K)
    A small-time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino discovers his employer's new wife is his former lover.
    DirectorCharles VidorStarsRita HayworthGlenn FordGeorge Macready
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)

    17. 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
  • Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters in The Night of the Hunter (1955)

    18. 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
  • Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

    19. 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
  • Laura (1944)

    20. 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
  • No Way Out (1950)

    21. No Way Out

    19501h 46mApproved
    7.4 (6.8K)
    Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsRichard WidmarkLinda DarnellStephen McNally
  • Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil (1958)

    22. 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
  • Ray Milland, Doris Dowling, Phillip Terry, and Jane Wyman in The Lost Weekend (1945)

    23. The Lost Weekend

    19451h 41mApproved
    7.9 (42K)
    The desperate life of a chronic alcoholic is followed through a four-day drinking bout.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsRay MillandJane WymanPhillip Terry
  • Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, and Helen Walker in Nightmare Alley (1947)

    24. Nightmare Alley

    19471h 50mApproved75Metascore
    7.7 (14K)
    The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.
    DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsTyrone PowerJoan BlondellColeen Gray
  • Howard Da Silva, Farley Granger, and Cathy O'Donnell in They Live by Night (1948)

    25. They Live by Night

    19481h 35mPassed82Metascore
    7.4 (10K)
    An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsCathy O'DonnellFarley GrangerHoward Da Silva

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