From true must-see classics to memorable '90s hits to more recent detective movies, these are the best noir movies. This eerie, provocative David Lynch film takes the noir and dials it up to 11.

Detective Douglas seeks to solve the crime of a former co-worker. Only the help of El Gaucho will be able to protect him against the plan that is coming.

Why it is one of the best film noir movies: Had Chinatown been released 30 or 40 years earlier, this clever, Oscar-winning mystery would have fit right in with other detective dramas of the time.