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1 Touch of Evil (1958)

Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.

 8.2/10 48,376
2 In a Lonely Place (1950)

A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. But she begins to have doubts...

 8.0/10 10,866
3 The Big Heat (1953)

Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.

 "   11,157
4 Gaslight (1944)

Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret which he will do anything to protect, even if that means driving his wife insane.

 7.8/10 11,336
5 The Naked City (1948)

Amid a semi-documentary portrait of New York and its people, Jean Dexter, an attractive blonde model...

 7.7/10 5,582
6 The Narrow Margin (1952)

A woman planning to testify against the mob must be protected against their assassins on the train trip from Chicago to Los Angeles.

 "   3,473
7 This Gun for Hire (1942)

When hired killer Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he's is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies.

 7.6/10 4,066
8 Spellbound (1945)

A female psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.

 "   22,505
9 Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. But Dixon's vicious nature will get the better of him.

 "   3,519
10 Detective Story (1951)

On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.

 "   3,195
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11 Criss Cross (1949) 7.5/10 2,909
12 Crossfire (1947) 7.4/10 3,634
13 On Dangerous Ground (1952) "   2,832
14 The Big Combo (1955) "   2,840
15 The Enforcer (1951) 7.3/10 1,977
16 Crime Wave (1954) "   1,328
17 I Wake Up Screaming (1941) 7.2/10 1,684
18 Born to Kill (1947) "   2,164
19 He Walked by Night (1948) "   2,220
20 Woman on the Run (1950) "   498
21 Fallen Angel (1945) 7.1/10 2,014
22 The Blue Dahlia (1946) "   3,473
23 The Street with No Name (1948) "   1,401
24 Side Street (1950) "   1,117
25 Cry Danger (1951) "   799
26 Black Angel (1946) 7.0/10 1,098
27 The Sniper (1952) "   1,075
28 While the City Sleeps (1956) "   2,439
29 Conflict (1945) 6.9/10 1,206
30 Decoy (1946) "   680
31 The Hunted (1948) "   64
32 Armored Car Robbery (1950) "   1,007
33 Deadline at Dawn (1946) 6.8/10 618
34 The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950) "   444
35 Union Station (1950) "   1,100
36 When Strangers Marry (1944) 6.7/10 306
37 Cornered (1945) "   754
38 Blind Spot (1947) "   66
39 The Accused (1949) "   351
40 Manhandled (1949) "   176
41 Lady in the Lake (1947) 6.6/10 2,356
42 Scene of the Crime (1949) "   321
43 The Threat (1949) "   267
44 M (1951) "   424
45 Apology for Murder (1945) 6.4/10 57
46 So Dark the Night (1946) "   214
47 Fear in the Night (1947) "   603
48 Backfire (1950) "   383
49 Vicki (1953) "   "  
50 Crime of Passion (1957) "   773
51 Blackmail (1947) 6.2/10 40
52 Red Light (1949) 6.1/10 225
53 Native Son (1951) "   42
54 Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) 6.0/10 939
55 The Tattooed Stranger (1950) "   242
56 Short Cut to Hell (1957) 5.5/10 108

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