Film Noir Movies: Top 25

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Top 25 Film Noir Movies “Film noir” is a term originally applied by French critics to American detective films and thrillers made in the ‘40s and ‘50s by noted directors such as Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, and Fritz Lang. The films in this genre are generally marked by a low-key, black-and-white visual style rooted in German expressionism. 1. Double Indemnity (1944) 2. Out of the Past (1947) 3. Touch of Evil (1958) 4. The Big Sleep (1946) 5. The Maltese Falcon (1941) 6. In a Lonely Place (1950) 7. Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 8. The Killers (1946) 9. Sunset Boulevard (1950) 10. The Third Man (1949) 11. Laura (1944) 12. Sweet Smell of Success (1957) 13. The Killing (1956) 14. Detour (1945) 15. Nightmare Alley (1947) 16. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) 17. The Night of the Hunter (1955) 18. The Big Heat (1953) 19. They Live by Night (1948) 20. Night and the City (1950) 21. White Heat (1949) 22. Gun Crazy (1950) 23. Criss Cross (1949) 24. Gilda (1946) 25. Mildred Pierce (1945) Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Genre Lists FilmLifestyle.com Flickside.com TheGuardian.com IMDB.com The Independent Looper.com MovieWeb.com MUBI.com EddieMuller.com Paste Magazine Reddit Slant Magazine SlashFilm.com StudioBinder.com Originally posted 5/22/2023; last updated 5/25/2023.

Animated Movies: Top 25

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Top 25 Animated Movies 20 lists (resources listed at bottom of page) were aggregated to create this list of the top 25 animated films of all time. 1. Toy Story (1995) 2. Wall-E (2008) 3. Beauty and the Beast (1991) 4. Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) (2001) 5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 6. The Lion King (1994) 7. Up (2009) 8. Toy Story 3 (2010) 9. The Incredibles (2004) 10. Pinocchio (1940) 11. Fantasia (1940) 12. Finding Nemo (2003) 13. The Iron Giant (1999) 14. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 15. Ratatouille (2007) 16. Bambi (1942) 17. Coraline (2009) 18. Inside Out (2015) 19. South Park: Bigge, Longer & Uncut (1999) 20. Toy Story 2 (1999) 21. Aladdin (1992) 22. The Little Mermaid (1989) 23. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) 24. My Neighbour Totoro (Tonari no Totoro) (1988) 25. Monsters, Inc. (2001) Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Genre Lists ABC News/People Magazine (3/22/2011). “Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time” (includes top 5 animated films) American Film Institute (2016). “Top 10 Animation” American Express Essentials “The Top 20 Greatest Animated Movies of All Time” BusinessInsider.com (3/10/2018). “The 50 best animated movies of all time, according to critics” Complex.com (7/17/2019). “The Best Animated Movies of All Time” Entertainment Weekly (9/4/2009). “Best Animated Movies Ever” Guinness Book of Film (1999). “The Top 100 Films by Genre Type” (includes top 5 animated films) IGN.com (6/25/2010). “Top 25 Animated Movies of All-Time” MentalFloss.com (6/13/2017). “The 10 Best Animated Movies of All Time” Parade.com (6/12/2019). “The 20 Greatest Animated Films of All Time, Including All Your Disney Faves” Ranker.com “The Best Animated Films Ever” Rolling Stone (6/26/2016). “40 Greatest Animated Movies Ever” RottenTomatoes.com (as of 8/29/2019). “Tom 100 Animation Movies” ScreenRant.com (7/14/2019). “The 10 Best Animated Movies of All-Time According to IMDB” TheTopTens.com (as of 8/29/2019). “Top Ten Best Animated Movies of All Time” Time Out (2014). “The 100 Best Animated Movies” tvovermind.com (2018). “The Top 20 Animated Films of All-Time” USA Today (6/12/2018). “The 100 best animated movies of all time” Wikipedia.org (8/29/2019). “List of highest-grossing animated films” Originally posted 8/29/2019; last updated 5/25/2023.