Most Popular Film-Noir Feature Films
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(1931) When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut Film-Noir | Thriller |
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Sunset Blvd.
(1950) A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Dir: Billy Wilder With: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim Drama | Film-Noir |
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The Third Man
(1949) Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime. Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller |
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Double Indemnity
(1944) An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. Dir: Billy Wilder With: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller |
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Diabolique
(1955) The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed, his body disappears, and strange events begin to plague the two women. Dir: H.G. Clouzot With: Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse Film-Noir | Horror | Mystery | Thriller |
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The Big Heat
(1953) Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller |
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The Night of the Hunter
(1955) A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery. Dir: Charles Laughton With: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller |
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Mildred Pierce
(1945) After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but can't win the approval of her spoiled daughter. Dir: Michael Curtiz With: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance |
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The Maltese Falcon
(1941) A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. Dir: John Huston With: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller |
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Rebecca
(1940) When a naive young woman marries a rich widower and settles in his gigantic mansion, she finds the memory of the first wife maintaining a grip on her husband and the servants. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller |
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Notorious
(1946) A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller |
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Strangers on a Train
(1951) A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller |
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Gun Crazy
(1950) A well meaning crack shot husband is pressured by his beautiful marksman wife to go on an interstate robbery spree, where he finds out just how depraved and deadly she really is. Dir: Joseph H. Lewis With: John Dall, Peggy Cummins, Berry Kroeger Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller United States-PASSED 86 mins. |
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Touch of Evil
(1958) Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town. Dir: Orson Welles With: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller |
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The Killing
(1956) Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller |
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The Big Sleep
(1946) Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Dir: Howard Hawks With: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller |
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Key Largo
(1948) A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other. Dir: John Huston With: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller |
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Witness for the Prosecution
(1957) Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a trial featuring surprise after surprise. Dir: Billy Wilder With: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller |
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The Wrong Man
(1956) True story of an innocent man mistaken for a criminal. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle Crime | Drama | Film-Noir |
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Boomerang!
(1947) The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder. Dir: Elia Kazan With: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb Crime | Film-Noir | Drama |
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Call Northside 777
(1948) Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a ten year old murder case. Dir: Henry Hathaway With: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | History | Mystery |
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Shadow of a Doubt
(1943) A young woman discovers her visiting "Uncle Charlie" may not be the man he seems to be. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller |
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Scarface
(1932) An ambitious and near insanely violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall. Dir: Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson With: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley Crime | Drama | Film-Noir United States-PASSED 93 mins. |
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Cry Terror!
(1958) Dir: Andrew L. Stone With: James Mason, Rod Steiger, Inger Stevens Film-Noir | Thriller 96 mins. |
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Spellbound
(1945) A female psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller |

































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