FILM-NOIR Movies and Tvshows - Page 4

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

Stage Fright (1950)

IMDb: 7.1
1950

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence after hes accused of murdering the husband of a high society entertainer

Dont Bother to Knock (1952)

IMDb: 6.9
1952

After being dumped by his girlfriend, an airline pilot pursues a babysitter in his hotel and gradually realizes shes dangerous

5 Steps to Danger (1956)

IMDb: 6.2
1956

During the 1950s, a mans car trip from L A to Texas turns into a Cold War espionage drama when his car breaks down and he accepts a lift from a stranger

New Orleans Uncensored (1955)

IMDb: 5.9
1955

A Navy veteran purchases a government surplus vessel and becomes involved in the capture of waterfront racketeers

The Crooked Web (1955)

IMDb: 6.0
1955

Government agent tries to trick a suspect into returning to Germany, the scene of his crimes

The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)

IMDb: 6.6
1958

When a reporter claims that New York police are on the take letting the mob run its horse parlors at will, a shocked District Attorney Michael Norris decides to do something about it Not knowing who can be trusted on the force, he t

Born to Kill (1947)

IMDb: 7.2
1947

A calculating divorcee risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesnt love by getting involved with the hotheaded murderer romancing her foster sister

Dragnet (1954)

IMDb: 6.7
1954

Two homicide detectives investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member

Woman in Hiding (1950)

IMDb: 6.9
1950

After her father is killed in an accident, mill heiress Deborah Chandler marries the plant manager, Selden Clark, but his motives are suspicious

Black Widow (1954)

IMDb: 6.7
1954

A young writer insinuates herself into the life of a Broadway producer

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 Mask of Dimitrios (1944)

IMDb: 7.2
1944

Mystery writer Cornelius Leyden becomes intrigued when the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the Bosphorus

Nightmare Alley (1947)

IMDb: 7.8
1947

The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall

5 Against the House (1955)

IMDb: 5.9
1955

Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime

Larceny (1948)

IMDb: 6.9
1948

A con man sets out to swindle a widow out of the money shes received to build a memorial to her war hero husband, but winds up falling in love with her instead

Three Bad Sisters (1956)

IMDb: 5.7
1956

A millionaire dies in an airplane crash, leaving all of his money to be divided among his three daughters One of the daughters doesnt want to share any of it, so she plans to get rid of her two sisters

The Price of Fear (1956)

IMDb: 6.3
1956

The co owner of a dog track is framed for two crimes the shotgun killing of his ex partner and the hit and run death of an elderly man

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

The Sleeping City (1950)

IMDb: 6.8
1950

In New York, the murder of a Bellvue Hospital intern prompts the police to send an undercover detective to investigate

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

Female Jungle (1956)

IMDb: 5.6
1955

Several persons, including an off duty policeman and a weird rich guy, are suspects in the murder of a beautiful actress

The Second Woman (1950)

IMDb: 6.4
1950

In flashback from a Rebecca style beginning Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house

The Houston Story (1956)

IMDb: 6.1
1956

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

Dead End (1937)

IMDb: 7.3
1937

The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum

Six Bridges to Cross (1955)

IMDb: 6.9
1955

The emotional story of a lifelong friendship between a Boston rookie cop and a young street wise delinquent

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

Affair in Trinidad (1952)

IMDb: 6.6
1952

Nightclub singer and her brother in law try to find her husbands killer

All the Kings Men (1949)

IMDb: 7.5
1949

The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal

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 Shanghai Gesture (1941)

IMDb: 6.6
1941

In Shanghai, dragon lady Mother Gin Sling operates a gambling house for wealthy patrons but she clashes with influential land developer Sir Guy Charteris who wants to put her out of business

They Wont Believe Me (1947)

IMDb: 7.2
1947

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death

The Accused (1949)

IMDb: 6.8
1949

A beautiful psychology professor tries to hide a self defense killing

Rogue Cop (1954)

IMDb: 6.7
1954

After witnessing a murder, honest cop Eddie Kelvaney is silenced by gangster Dan Beaumonte, prompting Eddies brother, Detective Chris Kelvaney, to search for the killer

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