FILM-NOIR Movies and Tvshows - Page 5

Cry of the City (1948)

IMDb: 7.2
1948

Police Lieut Candella, longtime friend of the Rome family, walks a tightrope in the case of cop killer Martin Rome

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

IMDb: 8.0
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

Pitfall (1948)

IMDb: 7.2
1948

Married insurance adjuster John Forbes falls for femme fatale Mona Stevens while her boyfriend is in jail and all suffer serious consequences as a result

Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)

IMDb: 6.5
1950

Prowl car cops on night duty romance a reluctant young lady while in danger from a vengeful racketeer

Phantom Lady (1944)

IMDb: 7.2
1944

A devoted secretary risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didnt murder his selfish wife

Hells Five Hours (1958)

IMDb: 5.8
1958

A disgruntled ex employee of a missile fuel plant plans to commit suicide by blowing himself and the plant up with explosives

Killers Kiss (1955)

IMDb: 6.6
1955

Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days

No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)

IMDb: 6.0
1948

John Blandish is worth 100 million His heiress daughter is soon to be wed to Foster Harvey, who believes shes a cold, unfeeling woman, despite loving her Her cold emotional state is in large part due to leading a restricted life

I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

IMDb: 7.2
1941

Why is Inspector Ed Cornell trying to railroad Frankie Christopher for the murder of model Vicky Lynn

A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

IMDb: 6.7
1953

Whitney Cameron suspects his sister in law has poisoned his brother and niece, but without proof how does he prevent the murder of his nephew

Bait (1954)

IMDb: 5.9
1954

A beautiful blonde leads a man down the road to ruin

The Damned Dont Cry (1950)

IMDb: 7.1
1950

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

The Lawless (1950)

IMDb: 6.7
1950

A newspaper editor in a small agricultural town finds himself going against the people in the town when he gets involved in the plight of the areas fruit pickers, who are mostly Mexican

Make Haste to Live (1954)

IMDb: 6.0
1954

After serving 18 years in prison for a murder he didnt commit, a mobster is paroled and returns to a New Mexico town to exact his revenge on the woman responsible for his conviction

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

IMDb: 6.8
1931

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon

Whiplash (1948)

IMDb: 6.5
1948

A struggling artist becomes a New York City prizefighter in an attempt to win the affection of the ring promoters night club singing sister

The Female Animal (1958)

IMDb: 6.0
1958

An aging film star and her alcoholic daughter compete for a handsome extra

Dementia (1955)

IMDb: 6.8
1955

This film, with no dialogue at all, follows a psychotic young womans nightmarish experiences through one skid row night

Nightmare (1956)

IMDb: 6.4
1956

A New Orleans musician has a nightmare about killing a man in a strange house but he suspects that it really happened

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

IMDb: 6.8
1948

Fugitive Bill Saunders and lonely nurse Jane Wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment

The Unholy Wife (1957)

IMDb: 5.6
1957

A gold digger floozy marries a wealthy wine producer but she secretly takes a young lover with whom she conspires to murder her husband for his fortune

The Beast of the City (1932)

IMDb: 6.8
1932

Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it

Too Late for Tears (1949)

IMDb: 7.3
1949

Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with 60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder

Out of the Past (1947)

IMDb: 8.0
1947

A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames

Caught (1949)

IMDb: 7.0
1949

An L A department store ambitious young model gets her wish of marrying a millionaire but she eventually discovers that rich life isnt always a happy one

Girl on the Run (1953)

IMDb: 5.2
1953

Police investigate a murder that occurred in a burlesque theater

Smooth as Silk (1946)

IMDb: 6.4
1946

An attorney, engaged to an actress, gains acquittal for a wealthy playboy accused of manslaughter The actress, anxious to play the lead in a production backed by the uncle of the playboy, neglects her fiancee in favor of the playboy

The Turning Point (1952)

IMDb: 6.7
1952

Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroys own police detective father as a suspect

His Kind of Woman (1951)

IMDb: 7.1
1951

A deported gangsters plan to re enter the USA involves skulduggery at a Mexican resort, and gambler Dan Milner is caught in the middle

Shakedown (1950)

IMDb: 7.1
1950

Unscrupulous and opportunistic San Francisco news media photographer Jack Early steps on and uses folks to get ahead, but in the end he tangles with the wrong people

Accused of Murder (1956)

IMDb: 5.6
1956

Police detective falls for singer, gets involved with gangster killing

Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)

IMDb: 6.6
1949

US Treasury agent George Morton persuades convicted criminal Johnny Evans to help him destroy a drug smuggling ring in exchange for early parole

The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)

IMDb: 6.9
1949

Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunts estate

High Tide (1947)

IMDb: 6.3
1947

A fast moving automobile fails to make a sharp turn of the highway from Malibu to Los Angeles It overturns and its occupants, Tim Slade, Newspaper man turned private investigator, and Hugh Fresney, managing editor of the Los Ange

Illegal (1955)

IMDb: 7.0
1955

After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientele

Caged (1950)

IMDb: 7.6
1950

A gentle, naive, pregnant 19 year old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a womans prison Will she be the same person when her sentence is up