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BFI: More Film Noir

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Runners-up in BFI’s one great film noir for every year (1940-59).

Movies on BFI: More Film Noir List
RankTitleDirector(s)Year Released
1Johnny ApolloHenry Hathaway1940
2Letter, TheWilliam Wyler1940
3They Drive by NightRaoul Walsh1940
4High SierraRaoul Walsh1941
5I Wake Up ScreamingH. Bruce Humberstone1941
6Shanghai Gesture, TheJosef von Sternberg1941
7Glass Key, TheStuart Heisler1942
8MoontideArchie Mayo1942
9Street of ChanceJack Hively1942
10Fallen Sparrow, TheRichard Wallace1943
11Journey into FearNorman Foster1943
12Seventh Victim, TheMark Robson1943
13Double IndemnityBilly Wilder1944
14LauraOtto Preminger1944
15Phantom LadyRobert Siodmak1944
16Fallen AngelOtto Preminger1945
17Mildred PierceMichael Curtiz1945
18Scarlet StreetFritz Lang1945
19Big Sleep, TheHoward Hawks1946
20GildaCharles Vidor1946
21Killers, TheRobert Siodmak1946
22Brute ForceJules Dassin1947
23Kiss of DeathHenry Hathaway1947
24Lady from Shanghai, TheOrson Welles1947
25Force of EvilAbraham Polonsky1948
26MoonriseFrank Borzage1948
27Secret Beyond the Door...Fritz Lang1947
28CaughtMax Ophüls1949
29Criss CrossRobert Siodmak1949
30White HeatRaoul Walsh1949
31Asphalt Jungle, TheJohn Huston1950
32Gun CrazyJoseph H. Lewis1950
33Sunset BoulevardBilly Wilder1950
34MJoseph Losey1951
35On Dangerous GroundNicholas Ray1951
36Strangers on a TrainAlfred Hitchcock1951
37Clash by NightFritz Lang1952
38Kansas City ConfidentialPhil Karlson1952
39Sudden FearDavid Miller1952
40Big Heat, TheFritz Lang1953
41Hitch-Hiker, TheIda Lupino1953
42Pickup on South StreetSamuel Fuller1953
43Crime WaveAndré De Toth1953
44Riot in Cell Block 11Don Siegel1954
45SuddenlyLewis Allen1954
46Big Combo, TheJoseph H. Lewis1955
47Night of the Hunter, TheCharles Laughton1955
48Phenix City Story, ThePhil Karlson1955
49Killing, TheStanley Kubrick1956
50While the City SleepsFritz Lang1956
51Wrong Man, TheAlfred Hitchcock1956
52Baby Face NelsonDon Siegel1957
53Garment Jungle, TheVincent Sherman1957
54Sweet Smell of SuccessAlexander Mackendrick1957
55Lineup, TheDon Siegel1958
56Murder by ContractIrving Lerner1958
57Thunder RoadArthur Ripley1958