The best crime films of 1946

12 crime films from 1946, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. The Big Sleep Score 70.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 86 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller
  2. The Killers Score 59.2 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 97% · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  3. The Postman Always Rings Twice Score 55.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 84
  4. The Stranger Score 47.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 76
  5. The Dark Corner Score 46.3 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 100%
  6. The Blue Dahlia Score 43.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 100%
  7. Green for Danger Score 41.8 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 73%
  8. The Dark Mirror Score 37.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 78%
  9. Dressed to Kill Score 33.9 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 83%
  10. Dead Reckoning Score 30.8 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 51