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Film Noir Watched

by MarcyMurli • Created 5 years ago • Modified 4 months ago
The list of film noir, proto noir, and neo noir we've seen.
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  • Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, Constance Dowling, and June Vincent in Black Angel (1946)

    1. Black Angel

    19461h 21mApproved
    6.9 (4.2K)
    When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.
    DirectorRoy William NeillStarsDan DuryeaJune VincentPeter Lorre
  • Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, and Lizabeth Scott in The Racket (1951)

    2. The Racket

    19511h 28mApproved
    6.7 (3.5K)
    In New York, two honest cops try to hinder a crime syndicate from moving into the precinct and also to prevent the mob's plan of electing a corrupt prosecutor to a judgeship.
    DirectorsJohn CromwellMel FerrerTay GarnettStarsRobert MitchumLizabeth ScottRobert Ryan
  • Mystery Street (1950)

    3. Mystery Street

    19501h 33mApproved
    7.2 (3.8K)
    A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsRicardo MontalbanSally ForrestBruce Bennett
  • Ellen Drew, John Payne, and Sonny Tufts in The Crooked Way (1949)

    4. The Crooked Way

    19491h 30mApproved
    6.6 (1.7K)
    War hero recovers from amnesia and is confronted by his criminal past.
    DirectorRobert FloreyStarsJohn PayneSonny TuftsEllen Drew
  • Where Danger Lives (1950)

    5. 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
  • Joan Bennett, Paul Henreid, Leslie Brooks, and Eduard Franz in Hollow Triumph (1948)

    6. Hollow Triumph

    19481h 23mApproved
    6.7 (3.4K)
    Pursued by the big-time gambler he robbed, John Muller assumes a new identity, with unfortunate results.
    DirectorsSteve SekelyPaul HenreidStarsPaul HenreidJoan BennettEduard Franz
  • Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb, and John Ireland in Party Girl (1958)

    7. Party Girl

    19581h 39mApproved
    7.0 (3.9K)
    Lawyer Tommy Farrell is a defender of crooks. Vicki Gaye encourages him to go straight, but mob king Rico Angelo insists otherwise.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsRobert TaylorCyd CharisseLee J. Cobb
  • The Garment Jungle (1957)

    8. The Garment Jungle

    19571h 28mApproved
    6.6 (1.3K)
    The struggle of a lady's garment workers' organization to unionize a New York clothing sweat shop; the owner of which is determined to keep the union out of his business at any cost.
    DirectorsVincent ShermanRobert AldrichStarsLee J. CobbKerwin MathewsGia Scala
  • Diplomatic Courier (1952)

    9. Diplomatic Courier

    19521h 37mApproved
    6.8 (1.6K)
    A US State Department courier tangles with Soviet agents and seductive women in post WW2 Europe.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsTyrone PowerPatricia NealStephen McNally
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

    10. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    19201h 7mNot Rated
    8.0 (74K)
    Hypnotist Dr. Caligari uses a somnambulist, Cesare, to commit murders.
    DirectorRobert WieneStarsWerner KraussConrad VeidtFriedrich Feher
  • Lee J. Cobb, John Dall, and Jane Wyatt in The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)

    11. The Man Who Cheated Himself

    19501h 21mApproved
    6.8 (3.1K)
    A veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his newly-minted detective brother assigned to the case alongside him.
    DirectorFelix E. FeistStarsLee J. CobbJane WyattJohn Dall
  • Richard Widmark, Celeste Holm, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)

    12. Road House

    19481h 35mApproved
    7.2 (3.4K)
    A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for embezzlement when the chanteuse falls in love with him.
    DirectorJean NegulescoStarsIda LupinoCornel WildeCeleste Holm
  • Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

    13. The Bad Sleep Well

    19602h 31mNot Rated
    8.0 (15K)
    A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMasayuki MoriKyôko Kagawa
  • Strange Impersonation (1946)

    14. Strange Impersonation

    19461h 8mApproved
    6.2 (890)
    A research scientist conducting experiments on a new anesthetic finds herself being blackmailed by a woman she accidentally knocked down with her car; the woman wasn't hurt, but a scheming attorney has convinced her she can get a lot of money for the "accident". Meanwhile, the scientist's research assistant, who is in love with her boss' boyfriend, arranges for an explosion in the laboratory that disfigures the scientist's face, in order to take the boyfriend away from her. The scientist has plastic surgery to make her look like the woman who tried to blackmail her - who while struggling with the scientist fell out of a window and was killed - and determines to get back her boyfriend and punish her scheming assistant.
    DirectorAnthony MannStarsBrenda MarshallWilliam GarganHillary Brooke
  • William Holden, Lyle Bettger, Barry Fitzgerald, and Nancy Olson in Union Station (1950)

    15. Union Station

    19501h 21mApproved
    6.8 (2.9K)
    A sharp-eyed woman spots a man with a gun on a train and her alert to the railroad police helps them in their search for a ruthless gang who have kidnapped a blind heiress.
    DirectorRudolph MatéStarsWilliam HoldenNancy OlsonBarry Fitzgerald
  • Victor Mature and Virginia Leith in Violent Saturday (1955)

    16. Violent Saturday

    19551h 30mApproved
    6.9 (3.1K)
    Three hoodlums carefully case a small town while planning to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday. On Saturday, things turn violent and deadly.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsVictor MatureRichard EganStephen McNally
  • James Cagney and George Raft in Each Dawn I Die (1939)

    17. Each Dawn I Die

    19391h 32mApproved
    7.2 (4.1K)
    A corrupt D.A. (Thurston Hall) with political ambitions is angered by news stories implicating him in criminal activity and decides to frame the reporter (James Cagney) for manslaughter in order to silence him.
    DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsJames CagneyGeorge RaftJane Bryan
  • Boris Karloff, Lucille Ball, George Sanders, Charles Coburn, and Cedric Hardwicke in Lured (1947)

    18. Lured

    19471h 42mApproved
    7.0 (5.5K)
    British police are after a serial killer who lures his female victims through newspaper personal ads and sends cryptic poem clues to the cops.
    DirectorDouglas SirkStarsGeorge SandersLucille BallCharles Coburn
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    19. The 39 Steps

    19351h 26mApproved93Metascore
    7.6 (64K)
    A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRobert DonatMadeleine CarrollLucie Mannheim
  • Humoresque (1946)

    20. Humoresque

    19462h 5mApproved
    7.3 (5.2K)
    A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
    DirectorJean NegulescoStarsJoan CrawfordJohn GarfieldOscar Levant
  • Little Caesar (1931)

    21. Little Caesar

    19311h 19mNot Rated
    7.2 (15K)
    A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsEdward G. RobinsonDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Glenda Farrell
  • Cash on Demand (1961)

    22. Cash on Demand

    19611h 29mApproved
    7.5 (3.3K)
    A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal 97,000 pounds.
    DirectorQuentin LawrenceStarsPeter CushingAndré MorellRichard Vernon
  • Kim Jin-kyu, Jeung-nyeo Ju, and Eun-shim Lee in The Housemaid (1960)

    23. The Housemaid

    19601h 49mNot Rated
    7.2 (6.3K)
    A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.
    DirectorKim Ki-youngStarsKim Jin-kyuJeung-nyeo JuEun-shim Lee
  • Mireille Balin, Jean Gabin, and Line Noro in Pépé le Moko (1937)

    24. Pépé le Moko

    19371h 34mApproved98Metascore
    7.7 (8.4K)
    A wanted gangster is both king and prisoner of the Casbah. He's protected from arrest by his friends, but is torn by his desire for freedom. A visiting Parisian beauty may determine his fate.
    DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsJean GabinGabriel GabrioSaturnin Fabre
  • Death of a Cyclist (1955)

    25. Death of a Cyclist

    19551h 28mNot Rated
    7.7 (4.7K)
    A couple having an affair strike a bicyclist with their car and do not offer aid out of fear of their relationship being exposed.
    DirectorJuan Antonio BardemStarsLucia BosèAlberto ClosasBruna Corrà

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