IMDB - Top 50 Film Noir
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Updated October 27, 2009.
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Created by Jess on Apr 01, 2006.
wmrandth
Seattle
A variable list — 2 years ago
Yes, this list changes a lot based on who is voting on imdb. —I watched the whole top 50 list about 2 years ago and at that time Scarlett Street was like number 3 or 4; at least a dozen things are this list weren’t even on the that list, and there are some glaring omissions from this one…Take the list with a grain of salt.. or a slug of whiskey or two..
Some good ones omitted from this list to see... — 3 years ago
1. HAS to be “Mildred Pierce”. I have no idea WHY this isn’t ranking here. Maybe the fact that it revolves around Joan Crawford as a love-sick mother makes some viewers shy away from what they think is a “women’s film”. Reality: it’s a damn good noir with lots of sex, violence, horizontal blinds and dizzying scenery. My husband loves this film.
2. “The Postman Always Rings Twice”, both on its own merits as classic noirs, but also because without James M. Cain’s original novels (including “Mildred Pierce” and “Double Indemnity”), we wouldn’t have pulp noir as we know it today.
3. “Dark Passage”. Terrific use of San Francisco, not to mention Bogie and Bacall.
4. “Criss Cross”.
5. “D.O.A.”
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