Film Noir

Empire.com has a list of 10 movies that will help you become a film noir expert:
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Detour (1945)
Out Of The Past (1947)
Odd Man Out (1947)
The Big Heat (1953)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Le Doules (1962)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Blood Simple (1984)