TOP 10 FILM NOIR Movies of All Time - Noirvember 2020

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[@ElliotCoen]

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[@pietersleght8235]

how can i find a film noir that i have watched before, that has a phone booth with people calling a juke box operator, requesting a song? it is not Swing Hostess but that has the same set up in it.......thanks.

[@quark4911]

Double Indemnity is one of my favorite films! The second year I was with my girlfriend (this would have been 2013 or so) her grandmother was dying of cancer, and I got to hang out with her a lot and get to know her. This was before I got really into movies, and she was watching TV and we watched Double Indemnity together. I had no idea anyone thought of it as a classic at the time. I just thought of it as a movie that my girlfriend’s grandmother was really excited to watch. We watched it together and had absolutely the best time. It blew me away. It still blows me away today. It’s one of my favorite memories of her, and in general. Just wanted to leave this story here for you. Great KZbin channel.

[@georgik1963]

Wonderful story. You deserve more likes!

[@brianjanderson6361]

Sweet story!

[@iamgermane]

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[@Ben-O25]

Sunset Boulevard is the movie that got me into classic film, and it will always be my favorite film noir.

[@moonriverdiver]

Lucky you (and me) as it has a great blu-ray release by Paramount at a fraction of Criterion prices and a great range of extras.

[@nabeelmirza6060]

Masterpiece

[@bigneiltoo]

Ever notice how much American Beauty (1999) is similar to Sunset Boulevard? The scene where Annette Bening's character gets busted at the drive thru came from that. Portrait of Jennie (1948) also influenced American Beauty.

[@lynntownsend4457]

Joan Crawford had a few great ones.. Possessed, Sudden Feàr, Humoresque, Mildred Pierce, The Damned Don't Cry

[@playsaboutmycat]

I thought the astrology references in this film were very interesting.

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

As a film noir lover it's so difficult to pick up just 10 titles. I would say more: -City Streets -Scarface (1932) -The Man who Knew too Much -G Men -The Glass Key -Shadow of a Doubt -Murder, my Sweet -The Woman in the Window -Double Indemnity -Detour -The Chase -The Killers -Nightmare Alley -The Lady from Shanghai -Dark Passage -Naked City -Pitfall -CrissCross -White Heat -The Crooked Way -Dead or Alive -Stray Dog -The Third Man -Where the Sidewalk Ends -Mystery Street -Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye -Woman on the Run -The Asphalt Jungle -Strangers on a Train -Man Bait -Kansas City Confidential -The Big Heat -The Good Die Young -Crime Wave -Dial "M" for Murder -Suddenly -Hands Off the Loot -The Big Combo -Los Peces Rojos -Rififi -Accused of Murder -The Killing -The Price of Fear -The Long Haul -The Line-up -Rusty Knife -Touch of Evil -A Sangre Fría -Odds Against Tomorrow -The Sleeping Beast Within -The Last Gunfight -Blast of Silence -Experiment in Terror -A Tiro Limpio -High and Low -Youth of the Beast -Black Express -Cruel Gun Story -Escape from Japan -El Salario del Crimen -Cash Calls Hell -Le deuxième souffle -Point Blank -A Colt Is My Passport -Le Samourai -Massacre Gun I think I can stop already

[@RichardTClark396]

Just watched “the woman in the window “ with Edward g Robinson awesome movie!

[@johnjack902]

Say sleuth thanks buddy

[@harrihaffi2713]

That’s a lot of film noirs! And still no mention of this gun for hire!? Well could be worse! You could have mentioned the blue dahlia.

[@RodericSpode]

Also, Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill and Elevator to the Gallows. I'm sure there are many, many others but your list brings those three to mind.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

IMO the first 4 are not noirs, but to each his own. Film noir is generally considered to have begun in 1940, Of course films like Lang's You Only Live Once from 1937 have noir characteristics..

[@HallgeirOlsen]

Great list, here are 10 just as good or better ;) 1 - Force of Evil - Abraham Polonsky 1948 2 - Touch of Evil - Orson Wells 1958 3 - Raw Deal - Anthony Mann 1948 4 - The Asphalt Jungle - John Huston 1950 5 - The Killers - Robert Siodmak 1946 6 - The Hitch-Hiker - Ida Lupino 1953 7 - The Killing - Stanley Kubrick 1956 8 - Criss Cross - Robert Siodmak 1949 9 - The Set-up - Robert Wise 1949 10 - Laura - Otto Preminger 1944 Love your channel, but I really miss your dad's journey into world cinema. Keep up the good work!

[@antonbresure1054]

Can't agree more on Force of Evil, so good.

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Totally agree with all your choices, but leaving The Maltese Falcon out.... for me that's the king of noir. And a great noir of the very early 80s is Body Heat, which is a kind of homage to Double indemnity. If you haven't seen it you would probably like it, I'd guess. Incredible score from John Barry, too.

[@lanazak773]

Excellent comment, so true!

[@andersmelchiorsen6739]

Great choices. My additions are The Killers, The Third Man, Touch of Evil, In A Lonely Place, The Night of the Hunter, Force of Evil and Rififi.

[@JamieRyanZERO]

I just watched In a Lonely Place with Bogart. Starts with a noir set up but drifts more towards a relationship drama in a really interesting a raw way. It's got a great Criterion release.

[@Orson2u]

“In A Lonely Place” takes combat trauma seriously. Bogart’s wartime experience shapes his character, and uncertainty and ignorance motivates the antagonist pursuit, as if he were pursuing Jean Valjean.

[@misskitty2710]

When they were making the film of The Big Sleep, no one could figure out how the chauffeur ended up dead in the car that went into the water. Howard Hawks finally called Raymond Chandler, who wrote the book, to ask him. Chandler replied “I never figured that out either!”

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

I've heard that story before, too. I always assumed it was Joe Brody. I mean he sapped him down, supposedly left him way out near Beverly. Joe did it. He's made for the rap.

[@gc4282]

My favorite film genre after I was introduced to it by my dad when I was 10 yrs old! 55 yrs later, they continue to fascinate me and continue to be my favorite type of movies. I never tire of watching them. Please don't forget "Murder my Sweet" with Dick Powell which is also another quintessential film noir classic! Thanks for your listing. I've watched them all...

[@joshzach9]

Thank you for including Sweet Smell of Success, a movie I still think is so underrated. Incredible acting and the dialogue is among the best in film history.

[@randywhite3947]

Underrated? It’s widely considered to be one of the best films ever not just noir. Under seen is a better word

[@fredericomartins7409]

Great list as always. My favourites Classic Film Noir: The Third Man (probably my favorite, although not even American...); The Big Sleep; ; Dead Reckoning; Dark Passage; Double Indemnity; In a Lonely Place; Key Largo; Leave Her to Heaven; The Maltese Falcon; Nightmare Alley; The Night of the Hunter; Out of the Past; The Strange Love of Martha Ivers; The Killing Neo Noire: Chinatown; Blade Runner; Body Heat; Naked Lunch; Brick; Non-American Film Noir: M, Elevator to the Gallows; Bob Le Flambeur; Touchez Pas Au Grisbi; Long Day's Journey Into Night So many others...

[@laurelaltman6138]

Grisbi is so good!!

[@brettcoster4781]

Fritz Lang's M is the prototypical film noir, and police procedural, and one that really makes you understand, if not sympathise, with the culprit.

[@arthouseinteriors]

My number one noir will always be Kubrick's The Killing, such an amazing heist film. Love both the Criterion and Arrow editions of it as well. Can't say I enjoy the also included Killer's Kiss noir by Kubrick as much though 😂

[@articulatechav2668]

Great films both... I only have DVD copies though; maybe time for an upgrade.

[@TheJohnnyonthespot1]

Killer's Kiss isn't great overall but it does have a pretty spectacular climax.

[@arthurfieldone4397]

Film Noir probably being my favourite movie genre, I'm always happy to such a video ^^

[@ElliotCoen]

Thank you so much, Arthur :)

[@RichardCockerill]

very funny,try john wayne or................soupy sales lol

[@gassedlikenarstie7173]

Jules Dassin’s Night and the City is one of my personal favourites, In fact I believe he has the strongest run of decent noir pictures and often get left out of the conversation. Great video, would love to see you do a top underrated noir list.

[@ElliotCoen]

Yes, I do love Night and the City! Thanks very much for watching :)

[@Telstar62a]

His RIFIFI is pretty great, too.

[@audiophileman7047]

Your picks are excellent, Elliot. I would add The Third Man, Sunset Boulevard, Touch of Evil, The Killing, and all of the three other Bogie and Bacall film noir movies beginning with To Have And Have Not and ending with Key Largo. Some years ago in Sacramento, California I saw a double feature of Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard in a 1950's era movie theater. Film noir author Eddie Muller introduced the films and talked about them and film noir in general. He also answered questions from the audience. It was a very memorable movie going experience! 👍👍👍

[@1977Suspiria]

My top ten: 10) Night & The City 9) Where The Sidewalk Ends 8) Leave Her To Heaven 7) Key Largo 6) The Killing 5) Mildred Pierce 4) Shadow Of A Doubt 3) The Big Heat 2) The Asphalt Jungle 1) Double Indemnity I could easily list 20 more though that I love like This Gun For Hire, Dark Passage, Angel Face, In A Lonely Place, White Heat, Gun Crazy, Scarlet Street, Out Of The Past, The Postman Always Rings Twice, They Live By Night etc., it's just a genre rich with gems.

[@ElliotCoen]

I love your list, Carl. Brilliant choices.

[@1977Suspiria]

@@ElliotCoen Cheers, man. I love a good noir.

[@GA-1st]

Excellent list! No list would be complete, however, without "The Maltese Falcon," "Laura,""The Third Man," and "Gilda," "The Postman Always Rings Twice," and countless lesser known entries in the genre. And for neo-noir, I strongly recommend "Body Heat"...

[@dannymoulton4829]

Laura is underrated.

[@laurelaltman6138]

Love Body Heat!!

[@JacobGittes]

Pickup on South Street, The Maltese Falcon, Thieves Highway, Night and the City, The Set-Up, The Breaking Point and Laura are my favorites left off of this list. Film Noir is the genre that got me interested in Classical Hollywood Cinema. I can watch them over and over. They never get old.

[@brianreynolds4931]

Other good ones off the top of my head: Key Largo, The Third Man, The Asphalt Jungle, Elevator to the Gallows, Gilda...The Big Heat is a big favorite of mine too

[@iakona23]

Good choices Brian. I like all of the ones that you named.

[@cfbilly70]

I hope asphalt jungle will get a nice bluray release someday, havent seen it yet and the only release I can find is region A.

[@DeeEllEff]

My problem with “The Big Heat” can be summed up in 2 words: Glenn Ford. To be even clearer, here are 3 more: I HATE HIM!

[@DeeEllEff]

@@cfbilly70 Sterling Hayden, complete with his “precious bodily fluids,” Jean Hagen proving she was nothing like her “Singing in the Rain” character 10 years later, and even a young Marilyn Monroe in a bit part. I’m fortunate, as I am in Region 1.

[@iakona23]

@@DeeEllEff That is far-out. I never heard of anyone who disliked Glenn Ford. I recently saw him in “The Violent Men” and “Human Desire” and I enjoyed him in both movies.

[@Plaidx2Productions]

Oh man, you’re killing me. I added almost all of these titles to my list of films I need to check out (and possibly purchase). Love your content! Thanks for all the incredible recommendation videos.

[@oliverrees9397]

Yet again another really interesting well thought-out video. Great work Elliot

[@melficealmasy9591]

Film noir is one of my favorite genres. Lots of great films here. I think my all time favorite noir is Night and the City by Jules Dassin.

[@ElliotCoen]

Love Dassin and Night and the City! While not making my top 10, would certainly be in a top 20!

[@luisalmodovar5030]

Great job on this video. Very professional and spoken like someone that enjoys their work. Great job indeed.

[@Badastro59]

I got into film noir at a young age ,( was allowed to watch any film I wanted from the age of 4 (1963) I was sick a lot so I just about saw everything, like all the films you have mentioned, Here is a few of my favourites. Miami Blues, (Alex Baldwin) The bridge ( rod stiger) Fires on the Plain ( japanese) Wages of fear, (French ) White heat Forbidden Games ( I love Clouzot) Ace in the hole/ The big Carnival Sunshine ? ( it's almost wages of fear in Space, )

[@URBONED]

Just picked up Leave Her to Heaven in the Criterion sale! I'd highly recommend Experiment In Terror (released by Indicator), I just watched it recently and might be my favourite film I've seen so far this year. It falls right near the end of the film noir movement, so it feels a little closer to a straight forward crime thriller that we'd expect today but my God was it good. Clearly a huge influence on David Lynch and David Fincher - it feels like if Zodiac was made in the early 1960s. And quite possibly the most stunning black and white photography I have ever seen in a film. Hiiighly recommend.

[@bluesaddict101]

I'm always on the lookout for someone's top film noir list. I've only seen three on your list and looking forward to viewing the others. Thanks, well done! 👍

[@RedRonFJB]

Impact , Cause For Alarm, Nightfall, The House on Telegraph Hill, and Body and Soul are some of my favorite but there are many great film noir films.

[@milgeekmedia]

I'm glad you showed the still of the book shop scene from The Big Sleep as this is a scene I always think of... The Clark Kent moment where she takes off her glasses is brilliant!

[@tony_sosa_4123]

Thanks for this video man! Just when I thought I’ve seen all the crime/corruption films, you bring me all these gems 👌🏽

[@ElliotCoen]

My absolute pleasure! I'm glad you could find some new films here :)

[@akajkyt]

Great list and great video ad always Elliot! I’m a massive Film Noir fan so I thought that I’d have seen everything on this list but there were a couple which I’m yet to see so thanks for the recommendations. If you haven’t already I’d recommend checking out Welles’ Touch of Evil which is one of my favorite noirs.

[@philipmarinello8802]

Absolutely adore film noir. Detour and Lady From Shanghai are both great but The Postman Always Rings Twice and Touch of Evil are big omissions IMO.

[@kenlewis9557]

Brilliant list, love that you mix the big budgets like double indemnity and big sleep with detour and gun crazy, I also like the Otto Preminger collection that was released on blu ray a few years ago. I personally would have put double indemnity top because my only criticism of big sleep and the Maltese Falcon (which is arguably the first ever film noir) is that Humphrey Bogart comes across as invincible

[@bobbyfischer7500]

Great review ! Out of the past , The lady from Shanghai, Leave her to Heaven, Double Indemnity, Gun Crazy, Kiss me deadly, The Big Sleep are also on my list. I would have added Laura, Criss cross

[@classiccinemac9480]

Elliot!! Nice to see you again! Watching your new video right now! Film noir is indeed fantastic and the Criterion Collection has great selections! Always nice to see your new videos man!

[@ElliotCoen]

Hey Mac, thanks so much for watching :)

[@paulcain7404]

Very nice list, and helpful explanations for the uninitiated. I also like the UK noir Brighton Rock, Kiss Of Death, Notorious, Odds Against Tomorrow, The Woman in the Window, The Spiral Staircase, Ride the Pink Horse, Narrow Margin and The Wrong Man.. Once you really start digging into these, the list is endless -- and that's just for the classic period of the 40s and 50s.

[@Kobe.T]

I’m just getting into film noir myself. I’ve watched a few that you recommended but the others will make great additions to my watchlist

[@movietube-dk9377]

Wow great list Elliot! My favourite noirs are: Kubricks The Killing, The Maltese Falcon and In A Lonely Place

[@ElliotCoen]

Thanks :) Those are brilliant movies too!

[@j0rundur]

Brilliant list - just spot on and on everything

[@davidgriffin9667]

Great list, the scramble for the great whatsit, I have the worlds least organised collection, you've inspired me to locate the noirs and organise them together for a viewing noirathon.

[@ElliotCoen]

Hi David! I'm glad I could be of inspiration!

[@edwinaac]

As I believe I heard the great Robert Mitchum say, back then they just called them "B" movies.

[@ElliotCoen]

I love that. And funnily enough, these B movies probably have a longer lasting legacy than most A movies of the time!

[@edwinaac]

@@ElliotCoen Similar with Italian genre films, which many have to proven to have more longevity than some contemporary art films.

[@cyberagnst]

Liked and Subscribed to your channel on this video alone! I’m just getting into Noir films, and this video is a great resource!

[@ryanbeanstalk]

Great picks, Elliot! Speaking of Bogie and Bacall, I hope you have also seen the great Key Largo!

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

The Big Sleep is my all-time favorite movie. I own a Raymond Chandler book with all his works. I love it!

[@jamesgoren4114]

Out of the past is considered the ultimate.

[@amateurfilmies8844]

Hey Elliot! I've been wanting to watch more film noir movies because I have limited experience with them but I've immensely enjoyed the ones I've seen. Sweet Smell of Success was the last one I watched and thought it was excellent, and I thought the same of Double Indemnity which I saw not long before that. I'll be sure to check out the other films that you mentioned that I'm still yet to see! Fantastic video mate 👍

[@ElliotCoen]

Hey, thanks so much for watching mate! If you like those two, I'm sure you'll love some of the others on this list :)

[@fredericboeuf7723]

Hi Elliot, thanks for the video :) I was looking to increase my knowlege on that specific genre and watched 5 of your recommandations, and that was really great !

[@ElliotCoen]

My pleasure Fred! Thanks so much and I hope you're well!

[@joseluisherreralepron9987]

As a big film fan, film noir is one genre I need to investigate more and I've recorded all your recommendations and will acquire them...thanks so much

[@SGott60]

So many great Film Noirs out there on Blu Ray. Here's my top 5. 1. "Laura" (1944 - a great musical score by David Raskin). 2. "The Big Sleep" (1946 - William Faulker credited on the screenplay !) 3. "In A lonely Place" (1950 - Gloria Grahame my favourite femme fatale). 4. "Detour" (1945 - Tom Neal the classic doomed man and Ann Savage the most vicious Femme fatale. 5. "Force Of Evil" (1948 a socially leaning noir).

[@dannymoulton4829]

Laura is one of my faves and Gloria Grahame in Lonely Place is something else.

[@angus7278]

Gloria Grahame was the best!

[@BreatheThePressure]

Love those movies. Great, great movie taste pal

[@amquack5035]

Great review!

[@jamesdyble7468]

Can't go wrong with those picks. Michael Curtiz's The Breaking Point and Frank Borzage's Moonrise are two noirs I want to see more love for!

[@ElliotCoen]

Hey James! Those are two I've never actually seen. Both are on Criterion, right? I should pick those up soon.

[@alexrinse]

Seconded - great entry from Elliot and two great recs to go on top. Good weekends.

[@jackgrattan1447]

Both underrated, for sure.

[@peterscocca3024]

Great list, so many great candidates. Had seen FN on TV late movies, but, when I saw SUNSET BOULEVARD on a theater screen in 1972 I was Blown Away. Still am every time I watch it at home.

[@jim1174]

My favorite is the Maltese Falcon.

[@ElliotCoen]

I love it too, Jim. Whilst not making my top 10, it would certainly be in the top 20. Thanks for watching!

[@dontaylor7315]

@@ElliotCoen I like your list as is. The Maltese Falcon doesn't need yet another endorsement, it's an obligatory presence on list after list. Thank you for thinking independently!

[@DeeEllEff]

I thought for sure that his intro to “The Big Sleep” was actually going to be for “The Maltese Falcon.” Perhaps the really hard-core noir fan prefers the plot to be completely inscrutable rather than merely a bit hard to follow.

[@dontaylor7315]

@@DeeEllEff Agreed The Big Sleep is inscrutable. The screenplay is close to the book at first, up to the point where the studio decided to make it a romantic story, presumably because of the Bogart-Bacall chemistry. There's distinctly a seam where the first screenplay was abandoned, and the last part of the movie doesn't always make sense with reference to the first part. Edit: But I personally enjoyed every minute of it regardless.

[@amherst88]

Gratitude for your praise of The Big Sleep -- some of the most enjoyable dialogue in all of filmmaking (and I learned by listening to an audiobook of the novel that most of it was Chandler's -- the novel makes great listening, Chandler is *hugely* underrated as a literary figure, there's a great version read by Elliot Gould).

[@roky]

Nice video. I love film noir movies. The Third Man and Touch of Evil missing though. Those two and Double Indemnity could be my top 3.

[@ElliotCoen]

Thanks, Roky! Those are all great films too!

[@donsimpsonshead8809]

You should do a follow up on Neo-noir films like Chinatown, Drive, L.A. Confidential, Blade Runner and Body Heat. Hmm.. does Seven fit in here as well? It could.

[@Bignewshound60]

These are call much later homages. Very valid but not true Noir. Body Heat is Double Indemnity for example.

[@stevemcnary7963]

@@Bignewshound60 He said Neo-noir which is where they belong.

[@Bignewshound60]

@@stevemcnary7963 Yup, you are right. That said… ‘seven’. Not even close.

[@bbuggediffy]

@@Bignewshound60 seven is just horrible

[@Bignewshound60]

@@bbuggediffy agree. A nasty movie with no merit whatsoever

[@pattywolford]

Thanks . Great list! New subscribed.

[@colaguy29229]

You picked a lot of good ones! Also very good are: Laura, The Asphalt Jungle, Kiss of Death, Gilda, and In a Lonely Place.

[@dontaylor7315]

I'm probably alone in this but I actually like the Kiss of Death remake more than the original. The saintly DA and the cartoonish Widmark character didn't strike me as elements of good noir. Nicholas Cage in the remake is menacing and plausible and the plot is stronger.

[@filozsofia]

What a great exploration of this classic genre! I will have to explore it myself, this is a genre I love the look and atmosphere of, but shied away from it because of the complicated storylines. Have you seen the movie Budapest Noir?

[@leebaker9300]

Nice list, again, Elliot. A lot of good recommendations here, and in the comments section (some of which I will need to purchase) which I will be venturing into this month. There doesn't seem to be much mention of 'The Blue Dahlia', which has a great Arrow Academy release, so I would like to put that recommendation forward for your viewers.

[@darrenblizzard3851]

The Arrow Blue Dahlia is a great release and it's a fantastic noir film.... Good addition!

[@miki2601]

Great list! My 2 favourite film noir: The Big Heat and White Heat

[@williamdepalma8349]

I love this channel. I would add some of the great British noir available now on Kanopy

[@TheAlexZorba]

The Maltese Falcon is #1 on My list. I do enjoy many of your videos.

[@Lowtech14]

Good list, and a few films in there that I’m gonna check out. With a list of 10 there are going to be omissions. The Third Man and Chinatown are two that I’d add

[@CultofCinema]

I've always been a huge fan of Born To Kill with Tierney and Trevor. It's one I constantly rewatch

[@ElliotCoen]

Hey Aaron. That's one I've never actually seen. At a quick glance, it doesn't look like it's available on blu-ray, right?

[@CultofCinema]

@@ElliotCoen Not as far as I know I have it in the Film Noir Classics collection Vol 2. Which also included Narrow Margain, Dillinger, Crossfire and Clash by Night. Born to Kill was meant to make Tierney a star but he unfortunately got in his own way. He was made for the role and if you get a chance to see it, it's brilliant noir

[@jackgrattan1447]

@@CultofCinema Not one likable character in the movie. Everyone's a rat.

[@garishanth]

nice recommendations! this video would have looked great in black and white!

[@ElliotCoen]

Yeah I missed a trick there!

[@devolutionary]

Nice video Elliot, though I'm surprised you don't have The Maltese Falcon?. Another historically unsung film noir would be Kansas City Confidential. Even features a small thug role from yet to be genre star Lee Van Cleef. It was considered pretty gritty, nihilistic, and dark for the fifties during the Hayes Code. You can see the influence it had on QT's Reservoir Dogs

[@ElliotCoen]

Thanks so much, Chandan! The Maltese Falcon would be just outside my top 10, definitely in the top 20. I'll have to check out Kansas City Confidential. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@johnsherry8390]

My father was married to Bette Davis . His name was William Grant Sherry. He was married to her from 1945 to 1950. My name is John Grant Sherry. I know so many inside stories about the both of them. I have kept quiet until now.

[@ElliotCoen]

Hi John. You can send me an email at [e-mail] if you want to talk more

[@johnw706]

interesting choices . I would also recommend : The Maltese Falcon ( my favourite noir ) The Big Combo Where Danger Lives Human Desire Nightfall Touch of Evil The Last Seduction ( modern day classic noir ) LA Confidential. ( also modern day classic ) Point Blank The Killers His Kind of Woman The Lineup And any number of Hitchcock , and Bogart movies.

[@randywhite3947]

Which version of the killers?

[@johnw706]

@@randywhite3947 I like both of them , but I would give the edge to Siodmak's version , because of Ava Gardner .

[@carybenjaminportway]

Great video! I've seen some of these, but not most. But I've now added a few of your recommendations to my list to check out. Recently I saw Woman on the Run, which I quite liked. PS: Your voice is so soothing, you should do ASMR videos! (Northern English, I'm guessing. Perhaps greater Manchester?)

[@blatttman]

My favourite genre, great list, only one I don't own is "Leave her to heaven", which I don't think has had a UK blu ray release yet. The Lady Killers also by Alexander Mackendrick(Sweat smell of success), I would cheekily include as an usual entry, being colour,and a comedy, but very Noir in tone. Not forgetting The Third Man, 10 isn't enough!

[@adolphsanchez1429]

Perfect list. All the films mentioned are excellent film noirs.

[@shortycareface9678]

Agree with all of these (that's I've watched, anyway). As cliché as they might be, I'd supply The Third Man and In a Lonely Place (if it fits the genre).

[@xXChronoTriggerXx13]

Just getting into film noir and decided to pick up Notorious from Hitchcock, so was surprised it didn't make your list. Also was surprised not to see Sunset Blvd since that was going to be my next pick up for the genre. Still a great video and always learn a thing or 2!

[@ElliotCoen]

I like both of those films very much also! You can't go wrong with Sunset Boulevard. Thanks for watching!

[@randywhite3947]

Notorious isn’t noir

[@mwaltrip]

I love the film noir genre. Some classics on this list and some great commentary. There are several I haven't yet seen. My favorites have a private detective who drinks and smokes cigarettes, a beautiful femme fatale with a strange story, almost everyone is lying about something, and of course a murder. I find I'm appreciating the lighting effects with high contrast and shadows along with unusual camera angles.

[@patrickashby15]

Great list but I would add the Maltese Falcon and Chinatown as well keep up the great work.

[@steveporter3161]

Good list, missed a couple of my favourites and in my opinion greatest film noirs: the Killers, the Third Man and finally Rififi my all time fav!

[@bluecollarlit]

I love your choices, here. That scene in The Lady From Shanghai was also replicated in the Woody Allen film, Manhattan Murder Mystery. Blue Collar Lit.

[@Ax18NY]

Great video. Alphabetical Order... Touch of Evil is my top pick but here's my list. Detour - Ulmer (USA) Grisbi - Becker (France) In a Lonely Place - Ray (USA) Killing - Kubrick (USA) Kiss Me Deadly - Aldrich (USA) Lady from Shanghai - Welles (USA) Night and the City - Dassin (UK/USA) Night of the Hunter - Laughton (USA) Pickup on South Street - Fuller (USA) Rififi - Dassin (France) Sweet Smell of Success - MacKendrick (USA) Touch of Evil - Welles (USA) Two Men in Manhattan - Melville (France) White Heat - Walsh (USA)

[@robertplattner1636]

My favorite noir will always be The Third Man.

[@randywhite3947]

Welles appearing for the first time will never fail to put a smile on my face

[@dangaines405]

Agree. Great movie and the zither music going through it (like a leitmotif) is phenomenal!

[@robmontoya8181]

I would add Criss Cross, Asphalt Jungle, The Lineup, Underworld U.S.A. and Violent Saturday.

[@rybrentmannftw]

1. In A Lonely Place 2. Out Of The Past 3. The Third Man 4. Sweet Smell Of Sucess 5. Touch Of Evil 6. Sunset Boulevard 7. Double Indemnity 8. The Big Sleep 9. Night And The City 10. Kiss Me Deadly

[@randywhite3947]

Solid list

[@barlasomay7404]

Kiss Me Deadly is my favorite one! Great list🤘🏻

[@harrihaffi2713]

Is it better than the song?

[@fredhuybens2783]

Nice list but 10 is very limited. I miss Laura, The Asphalt Jungle, Midred Pierce, The Postman always rings twice, Force of Evil, The Killers... and another fantastic film noir which is going to be released on Blu-ray soon: Nightmare Alley.

[@harshnaini]

i really like murder, my sweet love the big sleep but murder ,my sweet is really fun dick did alright as Phillip Marlowe

[@MajorStark7064]

Thanks so much for the list.... found you via Films At Home.... Any chance you can put links in the description for the videos down the line? Please keep up the great work, really nice.

[@thomaskummer9968]

Good list, double indemnity is my favourite Film noir ever l think (haven't seen ,gun crazy' yet)

[@auntieemem1348]

I agree with all those noir selections except for Kiss Me Deadly. I have seen these so many times. A couple to add to the list are The Postman Always Rings Twice and The Asphalt Jungle.

[@ThePanPiper89]

Out of the Past is amazing. I can follow that plot well enough. I love The Big Sleep too but that I seem to understand less every time I watch.

[@michaelhaslam3496]

These never get enough credit. "Murder, My Sweet", 1944, Dir. Edward Dmytryk, and "He Walked By Night", 1948, Dir. Anthony Mann.

[@johnradovich8809]

Out of the Past, Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard

[@ericpeck3069]

Great list. Out of the Past is, for my money, the best film noir. Extra special kudos for including Kiss Me Deadly. An omission, in my opinion: The Asphalt Jungle.

[@dontaylor7315]

This was refreshing! Noir lists are usually just about the same overworked grouping of titles but this was way more thoughtful. Good job!

[@ElliotCoen]

Thanks so much, Don!

[@applin121]

Brilliant choices, some I’ve not heard of. I would include in any list of Noir both The Third Man and Murder, My Sweet. The latter is based of Chandler’s novel Farewell, My Lovely and has Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe.

[@ricardolorrio8228]

I have to say Double Indemnity is the most purist film Noirs of all time.. always in the top ten of Noir lists.. it has every thing in it, the Fem Fatale, a man who is in, over his head, a script written by Raymond Chandler, from a James M Cain book... it has all the tropes, motifs, and style of Noir.. I have to say, it is number one of all time...

[@mrdeeds72]

The Postman Aways Rings Twice and The Maltese Falcon I would add to this list.

[@ElliotCoen]

Excellent additions, my friend!

[@dontaylor7315]

Which version of Postman did you mean?

[@mrdeeds72]

@@dontaylor7315 The Garfield and Turner version of course!

[@dontaylor7315]

@@mrdeeds72 The 1981 film is closer to the novel.

[@mrdeeds72]

@@dontaylor7315 I might have to check it out sometime then. That's Lange and Nicholson, right?

[@NorthShieldsMag1983]

Chinatown. Another film shot in colour but a quintessential Noir movie.

[@darrenblizzard3851]

Well it's not really.... Not in the traditional sense.... It's a neo-noir.... But yes it's a great film with classic film noir themes and tropes...

[@ElliotCoen]

I do love Chinatown. It definitely fits in the neo-noir category, which I may do another video on :)

[@darrenblizzard3851]

@@ElliotCoen yes you should definitely do a neo-noir vid! And I agree Chinatown is certainly a fantastic film. Although it's never spoken of as highly I must get around to watching it's "sequal" The Two Jakes. I have yet to see it. If you do another vid a strong neo-noir favourite of mine (hint hint!)is coming out on the ViaVision Imprint label in the December batch: Year of the Dragon, the Michael Cimino directed/Mickey Rourke starring underrated masterpiece (in my humble opinion anyway). Can't wait to pick that one up for the collection. It's a stunning looking film and should look great in HD!

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

I just watched The Big Heat yesterday. It was just added to Amazon Prime as of May 1st.

[@harrihaffi2713]

Need to watch some more film noir!

[@entwiner1]

Great selection.