Table Of ContentOTTO PENZLER is the founder and proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop
in Manhattan, New York, the founder of The Mysterious Press, as well as The
Armchair Detective Library. Penzler received an Edgar Award for The Encyclo-
pedia of Mystery and Detection, and was honored with the prestigious Ellery
Queen Award by The Mystery Writers of America for his many contributions
to the field. As an editor in the mystery field, Penzler’s work includes Murder
and Obsession, The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, and The Best American
Mystery Stories of the Century (edited with Tony Hillerman). Penzler lives in
New York.
The films in this book are ranked in declining order from #101 (the lowest)
to #1 (the best).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1
101. Charlie Chan at the Opera 1936 3
100. Bullitt 1968 6
99. Anatomy of a Murder 1959 8
98. T h e Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965 11
97. Dead End 1937 14
96. The Hound of the Baskervilles 1939 17
95. In a Lonely Place 1950 20
94. Taxi Driver 1976 22
93. The Last Seduction 1994 25
92. High Sierra 1941 28
91. The Woman In the Window 1944 31
90. The Killing 1956 34
89. Reservoir Dogs 1992 37
88. The Ipcress File 1965 40
87. The Kennel Murder Case 1933 43
86. The Glass Key 1942 46
85. Sleuth 1972 49
84. The Grifters 1990 52
83. Bulldog Drummond 1929 56
82. This Gun for Hire 1942 59
81. Strangers On a Train 1951 62
80. A Shot In the Dark 1964 65
79. I Wake Up Screaming 1941 68
78. Fargo 1996 71
77. Harper 1966 74
76. The Fallen Idol 1948 77
75. In the Line of Fire 1993 80
74. Murder On the Orient Express 1974 83
73. Charade 1963 87
72. The Blue Dahlia 1946 90
71. To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 93
70. Kiss Me Deadly 1955 96
69. The Petrified Forest 1936 99
68. The Asphalt Jungle 1950 101
67. In Cold Blood 1967 104
66. The 39 Steps 1935 106
65. Freaks 1932 109
64. Notorious 1946 112
63. Fatal Attraction 1987 114
62. D.O.A. 1950 117
61. Foreign Correspondent 1940 119
60. Suspicion 1941 122
59. Crossfire 1947 125
58. Kiss of Death 1947 128
57. Spellbound 1945 131
56. Topkapi 1964 134
55. Key Largo 1948 137
54. The Fugitive 1993 140
53. The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956 143
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52. In the Heat of the Night 1967 146
51. Bonnie and Clyde 1967 149
50. Scarface 1932 152
49. Goldfinger 1964 155
48. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932 158
47. The Manchurian Candidate 1962 161
46. Mean Streets 1973 164
45. Dirty Harry 1971 167
44. Little Caesar 1930 171
43. The Big Heat 1953 173
42 And Then There Were None 1945 175
41. Detective Story 1951 179
40. L.A. Confidential 1997 182
39. The Day of the Jackal 1973 185
38. To Have and Have Not 1944 188
37. Blade Runner 1982 191
36. GoodFellas 1990 195
35. The Untouchables 1987 198
34. Rear Window 1954 201
33. Criss Cross 1949 204
32. Silence of the Lambs 1991 207
31. Murder, My Sweet 1944 210
30. The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946 213
29. The Big Sleep 1946 217
28. Rebecca 1940 219
27. Witness for the Prosecution 1957 222
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26. Body Heat 1981 225
25. The Lady Vanishes 1938 227
24. The Killers 1946 230
23. Vertigo 1958 233
22. The Usual Suspects 1995 236
21. Shadow of a Doubt 1943 239
20 The Conversation 1974 242
19. North by Northwest 1959 245
18. Touch of Evil 1958 248
17. The Public Enemy 1931 251
16. The Night of the Hunter 1955 254
15. Sunset Boulevard 1950 257
14. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1988 260
13. Double Indemnity 1944 263
12. The Sting 1973 266
11. Psycho 1960 269
10. The French Connection 1971 272
9. White Heat 1949 276
8. Out of the Past 1947 279
7. The Thin Man 1934 282
6. Laura 1944 285
5. The Godfather Part II 1974 288
4. The Godfather 1972 291
3. Chinatown 1974 295
2. The Maltese Falcon 1941 299
1. The Third Man 1949 302
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To my friends Jane, John, and Pam Burgoyne
Who have made my life so much better in so many ways
