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Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)
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Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946)
#1

    Gilda

1946
1h 50m
Approved
7.6 (38K)
Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Laura (1944)
#2

    Laura

1944
1h 28m
Approved
7.9 (57K)
William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
#3

    Sunset Boulevard

1950
1h 50m
Approved
8.4 (264K)
Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford in Affair in Trinidad (1952)
#4

    Affair in Trinidad

1952
1h 38m
Approved
6.6 (3.6K)
George Nader, John Saxon, and Esther Williams in The Unguarded Moment (1956)
#5

    The Unguarded Moment

1956
1h 35m
Approved
6.3 (605)
The Third Man (1949)
#6

    The Third Man

1949
1h 44m
Approved
8.1 (197K)
Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946)
#1

    Gilda

1946
1h 50m
Approved
7.6 (38K)
A small-time gambler hired to work in a Buenos Aires casino discovers his employer's new wife is his former lover.
Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in Laura (1944)
#2

    Laura

1944
1h 28m
Approved
7.9 (57K)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.
William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)
#3

    Sunset Boulevard

1950
1h 50m
Approved
8.4 (264K)
A failed screenwriter falls into a mercenary romance with a faded silent-film star.
Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford in Affair in Trinidad (1952)
#4
Affair in Trinidad
George Nader, John Saxon, and Esther Williams in The Unguarded Moment (1956)
#5
The Unguarded Moment
The Third Man (1949)
#6
The Third Man
Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)
#7
Double Indemnity
Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
#8
The Killing
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)
#9
The Big Sleep
Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)
#10
Notorious

About Film Noir

The film noir subgenre emerged in the 1940s and 1950s and is characterized by its dark, moody atmosphere, intricate plots, morally ambiguous characters, and distinctive visual style. These stories often depict crime, mystery, and psychological drama with a strong emphasis on shadows, contrasts, and visual storytelling techniques. The term "film noir" is French for "black film."
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