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All 39 Ranked Film Noir Movies, Best First
39 of the 49 film noir films on the site are ranked, and this list starts with the best: The Third Man (1949), then The Maltese Falcon (1941). Filter by decade, year, language, box office or plot summary; the list updates as you choose.
- film noir films on the site
- 49
- ranked by score
- 39
- worldwide gross of 26 films
- $4.5M
- with a plot summary
- 39
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Ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings (Echo Scores start with 2017 releases). 39 of the 49 film noir films are ranked. Switch the sort to see the newest releases, the biggest box office hits or every film from A to Z.
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The Full Film Noir List: Questions & Answers
How the 39 ranked film noir films on this list are ordered, why the other 10 are not ranked and how to narrow the list down.
How is the full list of film noir movies ranked?
Best first. Ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings (Echo Scores start with 2017 releases). The Third Man (1949) is #1, ahead of The Maltese Falcon (1941). A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes.
The film noir ranking Why are only 39 of the 49 film noir films ranked?
A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes; shorts, films with too few ratings and re-release records stay off the ranking, which leaves 10 film noir films unranked. They are still on the site: sort the list by newest, oldest or title A–Z to reach them.
How do I filter film noir movies by decade or language?
Use the filters above the list: a decade or year, an original language, or only films with a plot summary, the ending explained or an after-credits scene; the sort switches between rating, release date, box office, budget and title. The 1940s have the most ranked film noir films (20), then the 1950s (15). Outside English, French (5 films) and Hindi (2 films) have the most film noir films.
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