To celebrate Noirvember and the return to cinemas of THE BIG HEAT and IN A LONELY PLACE, BFI selected one essential film from each of the peak years of classic American noir.
sensoria has logged 12 out of 20 movies in BFI: One Great Film Noir For Every Year (1940-59). Back to Lists Overview.
| Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postman Always Rings Twice, The | Tay Garnett | 1946 | Yes | 06/28/2012 |
| Kiss Me Deadly | Robert Aldrich | 1955 | Yes | 11/16/2012 |
| Narrow Margin, The | Richard Fleischer | 1952 | Yes | 05/12/2013 |
| Angel Face | Otto Preminger | 1953 | Yes | 12/09/2015 |
| Shadow of a Doubt | Alfred Hitchcock | 1943 | Yes | 07/13/2017 |
| Touch of Evil | Orson Welles | 1958 | Yes | 04/24/2019 |
| This Gun for Hire | Frank Tuttle | 1942 | Yes | 11/18/2020 |
| Nightfall | Jacques Tourneur | 1956 | Yes | 07/24/2021 |
| Reckless Moment, The | Max Ophüls | 1949 | Yes | 11/24/2021 |
| Maltese Falcon, The | John Huston | 1941 | Yes | 08/24/2023 |