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Double Indemnity (1944)

Directed by Billy Wilder · United States

crime · film-noir · drama

2.70composite canon score · ranked #266 of 4197 in our library · on 8 lists & awards

Score = weighted sum over every cited appearance below — methodology.

Double Indemnity (1944) poster
Copyright 1944 Paramount Pictures Inc. · Public domain

Where it appears

Every appearance is a citable fact; the points column shows what each contributes to the composite score.

AppearanceSourcePoints
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1944Oscar Best Picture0.900
AFI 100 (2007) #29AFI 100 (2007)0.408
Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #196Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll0.394
AFI 100 (1998) #38AFI 100 (1998)0.284
National Film Registry (inducted 1992)National Film Registry0.228
Letterboxd Top 250 #221Letterboxd Top 2500.192
Criterion Collection spine #1126Criterion Collection0.162
Roger Ebert's Great MoviesRoger Ebert's Great Movies0.133

Awards

  • Oscar Best Picture nominee 1944