Best Murder Movies & TV Series of the 1940s

Our pick of the 110 best murder movies and TV series of the 1940s to stream on 3eyedraven, sorted by weighted rating and refreshed as scores move. Cast, ratings, trailers and streaming options included.

Double Indemnity 1944 ★ 8.1

Rope 1948 ★ 7.9

Children of Paradise 1945 ★ 8.1

The Maltese Falcon 1941 ★ 7.7

You’re Missing the Point 1940 ★ 8.2

We the Poor 1948 ★ 8.1

Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 ★ 7.6

The Big Sleep 1946 ★ 7.6

Laura 1944 ★ 7.6

Mildred Pierce 1945 ★ 7.6

Scarlet Street 1945 ★ 7.6

Shadow of a Doubt 1943 ★ 7.5

Gaslight 1944 ★ 7.5

Obsession 1943 ★ 7.5

The Killers 1946 ★ 7.4

Leave Her to Heaven 1945 ★ 7.4

You the Rich 1948 ★ 7.7

The Letter 1940 ★ 7.3

The Naked City 1948 ★ 7.2

The Big Clock 1948 ★ 7.3

The Talk of the Town 1942 ★ 7.3

The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946 ★ 7.1

Gaslight 1940 ★ 7.1

The Body Snatcher 1945 ★ 7.0