Top 10 best 'detective'-movies from the forties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 10 best 'detective'-movies from the forties

This is a list of the best 10 'detective'-movies from the forties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 10 best 'detective'-movies from the forties

1	Out of the Past (1947) Alternative title: Build My Gallows High Filmnoir, Crime 97 minutes	3,69(283) 3
2	The Big Sleep (1946) Filmnoir, Mystery 114 minutes	3,65(626) 3
3	Laura (1944) Filmnoir, Mystery 88 minutes	3,65(392) 3
4	The Maltese Falcon (1941) Alternative title: Maltezer Valk Filmnoir, Crime 99 minutes	3,64(842) 3
5	Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Alternative title: Een Schijn van Twijfel Filmnoir, Thriller 108 minutes	3,61(596) 3

6	Nora Inu (1949) Alternative title: Stray Dog Filmnoir, Thriller 122 minutes	3,59(186) 3
7	Murder, My Sweet (1944) Alternative title: Farewell My Lovely Thriller, Filmnoir 95 minutes	3,53(147) 3
8	Green for Danger (1946) Mystery 91 minutes	3,32(37)
9	Born to Kill (1947) Alternative title: Lady of Deceit Filmnoir, Crime 92 minutes	3,22(61) 3
10	Lady in the Lake (1947) Filmnoir 105 minutes	3,10(82) 2