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The 10 Best Film Noir Movies

What are the 10 best film noir films? Please rank your list and briefly (2 to 4 sentences per choice) justify why they make the list?



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by George_Chabot

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Jan 17 '06 Noirs, Neo-Noirs, and Near-Noirs: The Best Films Noir
These films all deliver the goods in terms of flawless expressionistic cinematography, flawed characters on the highway to hell, and no happy endings. Welcome to film noir! ... read full review
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by jankp

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Jul 14 '03 Jankp's 10 Favorite, Less Popular Film Noir Flicks
Watch for my coming list of thrillers! ... read full review
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by George_Chabot

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Aug 10 '07 Additional Film Noir Goodies
Film Noir - once you've seen one, you have to see more! Here are another bunch to add to your must see list. ... read full review
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by George_Chabot

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Feb 25 '06 More Film Noir Classics
Once you've seen the most famous ones, here are some more to add to your film noir viewing list! ... read full review
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by Stephen_Murray

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Jul 23 '05 The ten best English-language noirs (with links to reviews)
Ten essentials for film buffs, not just noir fans!... read full review
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by Howard_Creech
Mar 10 '01 Classic FILM NOIR Greats
Film Noir is the dark side of the human experience, stories of doomed love, violence, and betrayal with cynical anti-heroes and sexy "femme fatales" ... read full review
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by eplovejoy
Jul 22 '05 Few innocents in the shadowy worlds of the ten best classic films noir
Film noir is like obscenity: Difficult to define but you know it when you see it. See these dark treasures to see some of the best. ... read full review
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by eplovejoy
Jul 18 '05 Ten best neo-noirs: It's a dark world even when it's in color
Many wonderful films feel like classic films noir except they are in color. These are some of the best.... read full review
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by macresarf1
Sep 06 '06 TEN BEST FILM NOIRS: Loser, Damaged Heroine, Main Chance, Miscalculation, B&W = Black Magic!
My TEN BEST FILM NOIRS are classic black and white, produced between 1940 and 1959. They reflect growing a modern distrust in our institutions, and all easy untested answers. ... read full review
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by eplovejoy
Jul 20 '05 Un-American activities: Ten best films noir not from the United States
The French coined "film noir" so it makes sense that some terrific films noir have come from France. Other top-notch ones are from Great Britain, China, Germany and Spain.... read full review
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by see_your_food
Apr 04 '01 San Francisco Noir: The Top 10
Los Angeles and New York come immediately to mind when we think of film noir; locales like San Francisco have nonetheless done much to contribute to the genre.... read full review
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by JBradHicks
Mar 07 '01 Something Old, Something New
Anything by Humphrey Bogart, because he's "the man." Hollywood Confidential was good, too. There are some great noir films that border on other genres, too.... read full review
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