FILM-NOIR Movies and Tvshows

This Gun for Hire (1942)

IMDb: 7.4
1942

When assassin Philip Raven shoots a blackmailer and his beautiful female companion dead, he is paid off in marked bills by his treasonous employer who is working with foreign spies

Appointment with a Shadow (1957)

IMDb: 6.8
1957

George Nader plays a reporter whose career is ruined by liquor A comeback opportunity presents itself when Nader is a bystander at the arrest of a well known criminal

The Roaring 20s Twenties (1939)

IMDb: 7.9
1939

Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I

The Sound of Fury (1950)

IMDb: 7.2
1950

A man who is down on his luck falls in with a criminal

A Kiss Before Dying (1956)

IMDb: 6.7
1956

A ruthless college student resorts to murder in an attempt to marry an heiress

Sirocco (1951)

IMDb: 6.3
1951

A cynical American expatriate gets involved in smuggling and gun running for the rebels during the 1925 Syrian insurgency against French occupation

Laura (1944)

IMDb: 8.0
1944

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating

Black Tuesday (1954)

IMDb: 6.6
1954

Gangster Vincent Canelli and bank robber Peter Manning escape from Death Row minutes before their execution by electric chair

Marked Woman (1937)

IMDb: 7.2
1937

A crusading district attorney persuades a clip joint hostess to testify against her mobster boss after her innocent sister is accidentally murdered during one of his unsavory parties

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

IMDb: 7.9
1939

Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I

No Way Out (1950)

IMDb: 7.4
1950

Two hoodlum brothers are shot and wounded during an attempted robbery Theyre taken to a nearby hospital where one brother dies The surviving brother, a rabid racist, blames the Black doctor for his brothers death

Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)

IMDb: 7.0
1952

While awaiting a delayed flight, a lawyer who has left his unfaithful wife, befriends three fellow passengers After the plane crashes and he is among the few to survive, he feels compelled to contact the families of his dead frie

A Night of Adventure (1944)

IMDb: 6.2
1944

A wealthy lawyer begins to suspect that his inattention to his wife is making her cheat on him When he discovers the truth hes charged with murder

Shadows on the Stairs (1941)

IMDb: 5.7
1941

Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered

Sunset Blvd (1950)

IMDb: 8.4
1950

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return

Suspicion (1941)

IMDb: 7.4
1941

A shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her

Strangers on a Train (1951)

IMDb: 8.0
1951

A psychopath forces a tennis star to comply with his theory that two strangers can get away with murder

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

IMDb: 7.5
1946

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

IMDb: 7.8
1943

A young girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the Merry Widow killer sought by the authorities

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

IMDb: 7.4
1946

A man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband, who believe he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier

Touch of Evil (1958)

IMDb: 8.0
1958

A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town

Edge of Doom (1950)

IMDb: 6.4
1950

A mentally unbalanced young man kills a priest One of the priests colleagues sets out to find the killer

The Night Runner (1957)

IMDb: 5.9
1957

A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood Realizing that he cant handle the pressures of big city life, and not wanting to com

The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)

IMDb: 6.0
1945

A scientist who has found a way to prolong life he is 120 years old finds himself in a dilemma he has fallen in love, and he has also discovered that if he doesnt get new glands, he will die

Man Afraid (1957)

IMDb: 6.3
1957

A burglar is surprised by David and Lisa Collins in their sons room In the struggle, Lisas eyes are hurt and David throws an ornament, unintentionally killing the young thief Its not easy for Reverend Collins to deal with the

The Return of the Whistler (1948)

IMDb: 6.3
1948

On the eve of his marriage, a young mans fiance disappears He hires a private detective to help him track her down, but soon finds himself entangled in a web of lies, intrigue and murder revolving around his fiances dead ex hus

The Boss (1956)

IMDb: 6.3
1956

Political corruption is vividly depicted as a ruthless WWI veteran takes almost complete control of a state with the help of a crooked lawyer The film is enhanced by John Paynes persuasive performance as The Boss

Secret Beyond the Door

IMDb: 6.8
1947

When a lovely woman and her new husband settle in an ancient mansion on the East coast, she discovers that he may want to kill her

Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)

IMDb: 7.2
1952

With his newspaper about to be sold, crusading editor Ed Hutcheson tries to complete an expose on gangster Rienzi

Force of Evil (1948)

IMDb: 7.3
1948

An unethical lawyer, with an older brother he wants to help, becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

IMDb: 7.6
1947

Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs Bannister, seaman Michael OHara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot

Flame of the Islands (1955)

IMDb: 6.0
1955

The story of a cafe singer who buys a gambling casino, and the men who fall in love with her

Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948)

IMDb: 7.1
1948

After phony stage mentalist Triton mysteriously acquires supernatural powers of precognition, he becomes frightened and abandons his act to live in anonymity

Tension (1949)

IMDb: 7.3
1949

A meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wifes lover

The Hidden Room (1949)

IMDb: 7.3
1949

Clive Riordan plans a devilish revenge against his wifes lover

Mysterious Intruder (1946)

IMDb: 6.4
1946

Amid murders and kidnappings, a private detective is hired to find a missing girl whose family inheritance contains two rare collectible song recordings worth a lot of money