Top 25 best 'film noir'-movies from the fifties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'film noir'-movies from the fifties

This is a list of the best 25 'film noir'-movies from the fifties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best 'film noir'-movies from the fifties

1	Sunset Boulevard (1950) Alternative title: Sunset Blvd. Drama, Filmnoir 110 minutes	3,9(1.151) 2
2	Vertigo (1958) Alternative title: De Vrouw Die Tweemaal Leefde Thriller, Mystery 128 minutes	3,89(2.099) 3
3	Ace in the Hole (1951) Alternative title: The Big Carnival Drama, Filmnoir 111 minutes	3,8(336) 3
4	Strangers on a Train (1951) Alternative title: De Maniak Thriller, Filmnoir 101 minutes	3,79(993) 3
5	In a Lonely Place (1950) Alternative title: Vreemde Ontmoeting Drama, Filmnoir 94 minutes	3,76(393) 3

6	The Big Heat (1953) Alternative title: Tot het Bittere Einde Filmnoir, Thriller 89 minutes	3,76(303) 3
7	The Killing (1956) Crime, Filmnoir 85 minutes	3,75(926) 3
8	Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud (1958) Alternative title: Lift naar het Schavot Thriller, Filmnoir 88 minutes	3,74(472) 3
9	Touch of Evil (1958) Filmnoir, Thriller 95 minutes	3,73(726) 3
10	Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) Crime, Filmnoir 95 minutes	3,72(107) 3

11	Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Filmnoir, Drama 96 minutes	3,68(342) 3
12	The Desperate Hours (1955) Filmnoir, Drama 112 minutes	3,68(172) 3
13	The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Filmnoir, Crime 112 minutes	3,67(289) 3
14	The Night of the Hunter (1955) Thriller, Filmnoir 93 minutes	3,66(631) 3
15	Scandal Sheet (1952) Alternative title: The Dark Page Filmnoir, Drama 82 minutes	3,66(35)
16	Gun Crazy (1950) Alternative title: Deadly Is the Female Filmnoir, Crime 86 minutes	3,65(137) 3
17	Night and the City (1950) Crime, Filmnoir 101 minutes	3,64(141) 3
18	Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Alternative title: Een Kwade Dag voor Black Rock Mystery, Thriller 81 minutes	3,62(263) 3
19	Kansas City Confidential (1952) Alternative title: De Vierde Man Filmnoir, Crime 99 minutes	3,62(83)
20	Crime Wave (1954) Alternative title: The City Is Dark Filmnoir, Crime 73 minutes	3,61(69) 3
21	Caged (1950) Alternative title: Caged! Drama, Crime 96 minutes	3,61(53) 2
22	Pickup on South Street (1953) Filmnoir, Thriller 80 minutes	3,59(217) 3
23	Touchez Pas au Grisbi (1954) Alternative title: Grisbi Crime, Filmnoir 94 minutes	3,58(139) 3
24	No Way Out (1950) Drama, Filmnoir 106 minutes	3,58(72) 3
25	Sudden Fear (1952) Filmnoir, Thriller 110 minutes	3,58(54)