FILM-NOIR Movies and Tvshows

House by the River (1950)

IMDb: 7.1
1950

A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances The writer engages his brothers help in hiding the body, causing unexpected problems for both of them

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

IMDb: 7.6
1955

A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious great whatsit

The Big Sleep (1946)

IMDb: 7.9
1946

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family Before the complex case is over, hes seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love

Bad Blonde (1953)

IMDb: 5.7
1953

A scheming blonde seduces a fighter and convinces him to murder her husband, a fight manager

Rumble on the Docks (1956)

IMDb: 5.5
1956

Crime drama concerning the coming of age of a Brooklyn born 17 year old whose loyalty is torn between his parents old fashion values and a local gangsters flashy lifestyle

A Womans Devotion (1956)

IMDb: 6.0
1956

A newly married American couple vacationing in Mexico is prevented by the police from leaving Acapulco when the husband becomes prime suspect in a local girls homicide

Girls in Prison (1956)

IMDb: 5.2
1956

Anne Carson, meeting the seamy side of prison life, finds that everyone thinks she knows where unrecovered bank loot is

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

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 Unfaithful (1947)

IMDb: 6.8
1947

A Los Angeles socialite kills a man while home alone one night and claims he was an intruder she did not know It seems like a clear case of self defense until the story hits the papers and people connected to the dead man come forwa

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

Ruthless (1948)

IMDb: 6.9
1948

A poor boy who saved a rich girl from drowning is adopted by her family but he grows into a money hungry ruthless businessman who would step on others to get to the top of the social ladder

Girl on the Run (1953)

IMDb: 5.2
1953

Police investigate a murder that occurred in a burlesque theater

Road House (1948)

IMDb: 7.2
1948

A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friendmanager for embezzlement when the chanteuse falls in love with him

Touch of Evil (1958)

IMDb: 8.0
1958

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

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

IMDb: 7.4
1948

While on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it

The Unguarded Moment (1956)

IMDb: 6.3
1956

A beautiful teacher is protective of a high school boy who sexually harassed her, and later he becomes a murder suspect

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

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

IMDb: 8.2
1932

Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him

Human Desire (1954)

IMDb: 7.1
1954

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in an affair with a co workers wife following a murder on a train where they meet

Fallen Angel (1945)

IMDb: 7.1
1945

A slick con man arrives in a small town looking to make some money, but soon gets more than he bargained for

The Mob (1951)

IMDb: 7.0
1951

Johnny Damico botches a murder case and is suspended from the force In reality, he is put undercover to identify the mysterious boss of the NY waterfront who has murdered everyone in his way Will Johnny be next in line

Party Girl (1958)

IMDb: 7.0
1958

Lawyer Tommy Farrell is a defender of crooks Vicki Gaye encourages him to go straight, but mob king Rico Angelo insists otherwise

Cornered (1945)

IMDb: 6.6
1945

Canadian flyer Laurence Gerard finds that his wife has been murdered by a French collaborator His quest for justice leads him to Switzerland and Argentina

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

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

On Dangerous Ground (1951)

IMDb: 7.3
1951

Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case

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

A Strange Adventure (1956)

IMDb: 5.5
1956

A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot rodder, and take over a mountain cabin for a hideout after overpowering its occupants

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

IMDb: 8.0
1955

A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the 10,000 hed stolen in a robbery

The Phenix City Story (1955)

IMDb: 7.2
1955

A crime busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town

Blonde Ice (1948)

IMDb: 6.0
1948

A society reporter keeps herself in the headlines by marrying a series of wealthy men, all of whom die under mysterious circumstances

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

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

Cry Vengeance (1954)

IMDb: 6.5
1954

Violent ex cop Vic Barron comes to Ketchikan, Alaska seeking revenge on an old enemy

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