The best films noirs of 1946

14 films noirs 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. Notorious Score 77.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 100 · Drama, Crime, Mystery
  2. The Big Sleep Score 70.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 86 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller
  3. Gilda Score 60.1 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 90% · Romance, Drama, Thriller
  4. The Killers Score 59.2 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 97% · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
  5. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Score 56.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 100%
  6. The Postman Always Rings Twice Score 55.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 84
  7. The Stranger Score 47.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 76
  8. The Dark Corner Score 46.3 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 100%
  9. The Blue Dahlia Score 43.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 100%
  10. Humoresque Score 38.5 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 57%