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Fury of the Desert (Film noirs in the desert)

by Oslo_Jargo • Created 8 years ago • Modified 5 months ago
Film noirs, Neo-Film noirs, Crime films or Crime noirs in the desert.

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  • Burt Lancaster, John Hodiak, and Lizabeth Scott in Desert Fury (1947)

    1. Desert Fury

    19471h 36mApproved
    6.5 (2.3K)
    The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone's efforts to separate them.
    DirectorLewis AllenStarsJohn HodiakLizabeth ScottBurt Lancaster
  • Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino in High Sierra (1941)

    2. High Sierra

    19411h 40mApproved
    7.5 (20K)
    After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsIda LupinoHumphrey BogartAlan Curtis
  • Delusion (1991)

    3. Delusion

    19911h 40mR
    5.9 (809)
    A man who has just embezzled money from his company is driving through the Nevada desert. He picks up a pretty girl and her seemingly goofy boyfriend. The girl is a Las Vegas showgirl and the boyfriend turns out to be a professional killer, and he has no intention of letting the motorist finish the trip.
    DirectorCarl ColpaertStarsJim MetzlerJennifer RubinKyle Secor
  • Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tom Neal, and Ann Savage in Detour (1945)

    4. Detour

    19451h 6mApproved
    7.3 (21K)
    The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
    DirectorEdgar G. UlmerStarsTom NealAnn SavageClaudia Drake
  • White Sands (1992)

    5. White Sands

    19921h 41mR46Metascore
    6.0 (9.4K)
    A small southwestern town Sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and five hundred thousand dollars. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an F.B.I. investigation.
    DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsWillem DafoeMary Elizabeth MastrantonioMickey Rourke
  • Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson in Key Largo (1948)

    6. Key Largo

    19481h 40mApproved74Metascore
    7.7 (46K)
    A drifter visits the family hotel of a war buddy who was killed in action only to find that a Chicago mobster and his gang have taken over the place. As a hurricane approaches, a confrontation ensues.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartEdward G. RobinsonLauren Bacall
  • Frank Lovejoy and Edmond O'Brien in The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

    7. The Hitch-Hiker

    19531h 11mApproved
    6.9 (11K)
    Two friends pick up a psychopathic escaped convict who tells them that he intends to murder them when the ride is over.
    DirectorIda LupinoStarsEdmond O'BrienFrank LovejoyWilliam Talman
  • Where Danger Lives (1950)

    8. Where Danger Lives

    19501h 22mApproved
    6.7 (3.6K)
    A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in her husband's death, and must flee with her to the Mexican border.
    DirectorJohn FarrowStarsRobert MitchumClaude RainsFaith Domergue
  • Clifton Collins Jr., Gabriel Luna, and Johnny Simmons in Transpecos (2016)

    9. Transpecos

    20161h 26m73Metascore
    5.8 (3.1K)
    For three Border Patrol agents working a remote desert checkpoint, the contents of one car will reveal an insidious plot within their own ranks. The next 24 hours will take them on a treacherous journey that could cost them their lives.
    DirectorGreg KwedarStarsJohnny SimmonsGabriel LunaClifton Collins Jr.
  • Flashpoint (1984)

    10. Flashpoint

    19841h 33mR39Metascore
    6.4 (3.4K)
    Two U.S. border patrolmen find a buried 20+ year old jeep in the desert with a skeleton, rifle and $800,000. They keep the money. Suddenly, the FBI shows a lot of interest in the car.
    DirectorWilliam TannenStarsKris KristoffersonTreat WilliamsRip Torn
  • Robert John Burke in Dust Devil (1992)

    11. Dust Devil

    19921h 27mR
    6.2 (6.2K)
    A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
    DirectorRichard StanleyStarsRobert John BurkeChelsea FieldZakes Mokae
  • Tangiers (1982)

    12. Tangiers

    19821h 22m
    6.8 (66)
    A former CIA agent is forced by crooked agents of the government to pose as a notorious smuggler.
    DirectorMichael E. BriantStarsRonny CoxBillie WhitelawGlynis Barber
  • Edward Arnold, Gene Barry, and Barbara Hale in The Houston Story (1956)

    13. The Houston Story

    19561h 19mApproved
    6.0 (474)
    In Houston, a man working as an oil driller comes up with a scheme for stealing millions of dollars worth of oil from the fields. He insinuates himself with a local mobster in order to get financing for his scheme.
    DirectorWilliam CastleStarsGene BarryBarbara HaleEdward Arnold
  • Sheldon Leonard and Lynne Roberts in Madonna of the Desert (1948)

    14. Madonna of the Desert

    19481hApproved
    6.3 (123)
    A jeweled Madonna, property of rancher Joe Salinas, attracts two crooks to his ranch, Monica Dell, a smooth operator, and ruthless Nick Julian. Joe believe that the statue has a miraculous power to ward off evil, and Monica, after a narrow escape from injury while trying to steal the statue, is converted to Joe's faith and refuses to go through with the robbery. Nick has no such intentions.
    DirectorGeorge BlairStarsLynne RobertsDon 'Red' BarryDon Castle
  • Joan Crawford and David Brian in The Damned Don't Cry (1950)

    15. The Damned Don't Cry

    19501h 43mApproved
    7.1 (4K)
    A New York socialite climbs the ladder of success man by man until a life among rich gangsters gives her what she thought she always wanted.
    DirectorVincent ShermanStarsJoan CrawfordDavid BrianSteve Cochran
  • Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole (1951)

    16. Ace in the Hole

    19511h 51mApproved72Metascore
    8.1 (41K)
    Frustrated former journalist Chuck Tatum now working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about trading post owner Leo Minosa trapped in a cave to rekindle Chuck's career, but the story soon escalates into a media circus.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert Arthur
  • A Thief of Time (2003)

    17. A Thief of Time

    20031h 34mTV Movie
    7.0 (740)
    Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.
    DirectorChris EyreStarsGary FarmerAdam BeachErnest David Tsosie
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    18. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (368K)
    A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston
  • Liam Neeson in The Marksman (2021)

    19. The Marksman

    20211h 48mPG-1344Metascore
    5.7 (47K)
    A rancher on the Arizona border becomes the unlikely defender of a young Mexican boy desperately fleeing the cartel assassins who've pursued him into the U.S.
    DirectorRobert LorenzStarsKatheryn WinnickLiam NeesonTeresa Ruiz
  • Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)

    20. The Living Daylights

    19872h 10mPG59Metascore
    6.7 (111K)
    James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies, and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.
    DirectorJohn GlenStarsTimothy DaltonMaryam d'AboJeroen Krabbé
  • Robert Patrick and Jennifer Esposito in Backflash (2001)

    21. Backflash

    20011h 30mRVideo
    5.3 (751)
    A woman is released from prison and heads home to help outwit a local mob boss and pull off the scam of a lifetime.
    DirectorPhilip J. JonesStarsRobert PatrickJennifer EspositoMike Starr
  • Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil (1958)

    22. Touch of Evil

    19581h 35mPG-1399Metascore
    7.9 (113K)
    A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation he needs.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsCharlton HestonOrson WellesJanet Leigh
  • Valeria Golino, Roger Hanin, Thierry Lhermitte, Vincent Lindon, and Jacques Villeret in Dernier été à Tanger (1987)

    23. Dernier été à Tanger

    19871h 55m
    4.8 (217)
    In 1956, with the independence of Morocco, the Fedala conference in Tangier is set in a city of turmoil.
    DirectorAlexandre ArcadyStarsValeria GolinoThierry LhermitteRoger Hanin
  • Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy in Border Incident (1949)

    24. Border Incident

    19491h 34mApproved
    7.0 (2.9K)
    Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
    DirectorAnthony MannStarsRicardo MontalbanGeorge MurphyHoward Da Silva
  • The Wages of Fear (1953)

    25. The Wages of Fear

    19532h 36mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.1 (71K)
    In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
    DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsYves MontandCharles VanelPeter van Eyck

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