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  • Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, and Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity (1944)

    1. Double Indemnity

    19441h 47mApproved95Metascore
    8.3 (175K)
    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. Robinson
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    2. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (365K)
    A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston
  • Jack Nicholson in The Two Jakes (1990)

    3. The Two Jakes

    19902h 17mR56Metascore
    6.1 (16K)
    The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds J.J. "Jake" Gittes investigating adultery and murder, and the money that comes from oil.
    DirectorJack NicholsonStarsJack NicholsonHarvey KeitelMeg Tilly
  • Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, and Clive Owen in Sin City (2005)

    4. Sin City

    20052h 4mR74Metascore
    8.0 (808K)
    An exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.
    DirectorsFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce Willis
  • Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Eva Green in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)

    5. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    20141h 42mR46Metascore
    6.5 (175K)
    Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
    DirectorsFrank MillerRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeJessica AlbaJosh Brolin
  • Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia, and Charles Martin Smith in The Untouchables (1987)

    6. The Untouchables

    19871h 59mR79Metascore
    7.8 (344K)
    During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKevin CostnerSean ConneryRobert De Niro
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944)

    7. To Have and Have Not

    19441h 40mApproved90Metascore
    7.8 (40K)
    During World War II, an American expatriate helps transport a French Resistance leader and his wife to Martinique while romancing a lounge singer.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallWalter Brennan
  • Armand Assante in I, the Jury (1982)

    8. I, the Jury

    19821h 51mR
    5.9 (2K)
    A PI investigates the murder of his one-armed friend, a PI working on a case. Clues lead to a sex clinic. Bodies pile up.
    DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsArmand AssanteBarbara CarreraLaurene Landon
  • Murder Me, Murder You (1983)

    9. Murder Me, Murder You

    19831h 36mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.6 (412)
    Mickey Spillane's private eye Mike Hammer (Stacy Keach) probes his long-lost love's death while seeking their daughter.
    DirectorGary NelsonStarsStacy KeachTanya RobertsDon Stroud
  • Whitney Blake and Robert Bray in My Gun Is Quick (1957)

    10. My Gun Is Quick

    19571h 30mApproved
    6.1 (917)
    Private eye Mike Hammer passes over beautiful women and corpses to find stolen jewels.
    DirectorsVictor SavilleGeorge WhiteStarsRobert BrayWhitney BlakeDonald Randolph
  • Lynda Carter and Stacy Keach in Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)

    11. Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All

    19891h 32mPGTV Movie
    6.1 (478)
    Mike is asked by a Las Vegas entertainer to come to Vegas. Mike refuses, he is then knocked out and dropped (literally) into Las Vegas. He is led to believe that the entertainer had him shanghaied, which the entertainer denies. Later the entertainer is blown up (literally) and someone has planted evidence that points to Mike. Mike then sets out to try and clear his name but everyone he goes to get information is killed and he is again the suspect. Can Mike find someone who can clear him and can he keep that person alive long enough to do so?
    DirectorJohn NicolellaStarsStacy KeachLynda CarterLindsay Bloom
  • More Than Murder (1984)

    12. More Than Murder

    19841h 36mTV Movie
    6.6 (330)
    A high-stakes poker game is robbed and Pat intervenes as the thieves make their getaway. He is shot in the back and then framed as a drug dealer. Hammer makes it his job to clear Pat and find out who nearly killed him.
    DirectorGary NelsonStarsStacy KeachLindsay BloomDon Stroud
  • Stacy Keach in The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986)

    13. The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

    19861h 34mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.5 (288)
    A young girl is kidnapped and there is an attempt on the daughter of an well-known actress. The kidnapper then turns up dead. Hammer is hired to protect the girl and travels to Los Angeles, where she is then kidnapped.
    DirectorRay DantonStarsStacy KeachDon StroudLindsay Bloom
  • Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery (1994)

    14. Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery

    19941h 34mTV Movie
    4.4 (290)
    Private detective Mike Hammer takes on a case looking for Trinity Sinclair's father who has been missing for 15 years.
    DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsRob EstesPamela AndersonRandi Ingerman
  • Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!' (1954)

    15. Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!'

    195426mTV Movie
    6.6 (36)
    DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsBrian KeithRobert BiceVirginia Lee
  • 16. The Many Faces of Mike Hammer: A Personal Recollection by Larry Cohen

    201328mVideo
    DirectorRobert FischerStarLarry Cohen
  • 17. Untitled Mike Hammer Project

  • Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    18. The Maltese Falcon

    19411h 40mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (171K)
    San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys George
  • Philip Marlowe: Private Eye (1996)

    19. Philip Marlowe: Private Eye

    1996TVideo Game
    Interactive murder mystery movie about famous literary hardboiled private eye, Phillip Marlow. The game uses cell animation to create noir atmosphere. At certain points the player makes choices that influence the ending.
    StarsStephen D'AmbroseMichael BoyleCharles Brin
  • Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer in Out of the Past (1947)

    20. Out of the Past

    19471h 37mApproved85Metascore
    8.0 (43K)
    A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses, and duplicitous dames.
    DirectorJacques TourneurStarsRobert MitchumJane GreerKirk Douglas
  • Thomas Jane in Malone (2009)

    21. Malone

    20091h 36mR
    5.8 (6.7K)
    A tough as nails private investigator (Malone) squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret. Malone goes through hell to protect the information but he dishes some hell as well.
    DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsThomas JaneVing RhamesElsa Pataky
  • Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

    22. Kiss Me Deadly

    19551h 46mApproved
    7.5 (23K)
    A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit".
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsRalph MeekerAlbert DekkerPaul Stewart
  • Dick Powell and Claire Trevor in Murder, My Sweet (1944)

    23. Murder, My Sweet

    19441h 35mApproved
    7.5 (16K)
    After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
    DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsDick PowellClaire TrevorAnne Shirley
  • Robert Mitchum in Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

    24. Farewell, My Lovely

    19751h 35mR70Metascore
    7.0 (10K)
    Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer.
    DirectorDick RichardsStarsRobert MitchumCharlotte RamplingJohn Ireland
  • Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

    25. The Postman Always Rings Twice

    19461h 53mApproved84Metascore
    7.4 (24K)
    A married woman and a drifter fall in love and plot to murder her husband.
    DirectorTay GarnettStarsLana TurnerJohn GarfieldCecil Kellaway

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