Best Murder Movies & TV Series of the 1940s

Our pick of the 24 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

Children of Paradise 1945 ★ 8.1

Rope 1948 ★ 7.9

The Maltese Falcon 1941 ★ 7.7

Arsenic and Old Lace 1944 ★ 7.6

The Big Sleep 1946 ★ 7.6

Laura 1944 ★ 7.6

Mildred Pierce 1945 ★ 7.6

Shadow of a Doubt 1943 ★ 7.5

Gaslight 1944 ★ 7.5

Leave Her to Heaven 1945 ★ 7.4

The Big Clock 1948 ★ 7.3

The Naked City 1948 ★ 7.2

The Pearl of Death 1944 ★ 7.1

Blithe Spirit 1945 ★ 7.0

Another Dawn 1943 ★ 6.7

Cover Up 1949 ★ 6.6

The Frozen Ghost 1945 ★ 6.4

Man-Made Monster 1941 ★ 6.2

Son of Dracula 1943 ★ 5.8

Lady of Burlesque 1943 ★ 5.4

The Mummy's Hand 1940 ★ 5.7

The Mummy's Curse 1944 ★ 5.5

House of Dracula 1945 ★ 5.5