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    A Woman's Face 1941 POSTER

    A Woman's Face

    1941

    English

    7.2

    8

    100%

    82%

    Action

    blackmail

    child in peril

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    love letter

    plastic surgery

    sleigh

    Thriller

    transformation

    George Cukor George Cukor Director Reginald Owen Reginald Owen as Bernard Dalvik Connie Gilchrist Connie Gilchrist as Christina Dalvik Marjorie Main Marjorie Main as Emma Kristiansdotter Henry Daniell Henry Daniell as Public Prosecutor
    A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
    The Mask of Dimitrios 1944 POSTER

    The Mask of Dimitrios

    1944

    English

    7.2

    9

    83%

    79%

    betrayal

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    espionage

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    Jean Negulesco Jean Negulesco Director Peter Lorre Peter Lorre as Cornelius Leyden Faye Emerson Faye Emerson as Irana Preveza Eduardo Ciannelli Eduardo Ciannelli as Marukakis John Abbott John Abbott as Mr. Pappas
    A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.
    The Long Night 1947 POSTER

    The Long Night

    1947

    English

    6.5

    7

    50%

    50%

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    magic

    magician

    police standoff

    remake

    tenement

    Anatole Litvak Anatole Litvak Director Shirley Jean Rickert Shirley Jean Rickert as Girl in the Theater Murray Alper Murray Alper as Mac - Bartender Vincent Price Vincent Price as Maximilian Ellen Corby Ellen Corby as Observer in Crowd
    City police surround a building, attempting to capture a suspected murderer. The suspect knows there is no escape but refuses to give in.
    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1950 POSTER

    Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    1950

    English

    7.1

    6

    71%

    71%

    Action

    corruption

    Crime

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    police corruption

    prison escape

    Thriller

    trial

    Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas Director Ward Bond Ward Bond as Inspector Charles Weber Luther Adler Luther Adler as Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon Mack Williams Mack Williams as Mr. Hartford Barton MacLane Barton MacLane as Police Lt. John Reece
    Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inmate’s sister, gets back quickly into the crime business, faces corrupt local cops who run the city’s underworld and meets a powerful tycoon’s whimsical daughter.
    Hollywood Story 1951 POSTER

    Hollywood Story

    1951

    English

    6.7

    7

    44%

    44%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Music

    Mystery

    noir

    Romance

    Thriller

    William Castle William Castle Director Betty Blythe Betty Blythe as Betty Blythe Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Charles Rodale Elmo Lincoln Elmo Lincoln as Elmo Lincoln Richard Conte Richard Conte as Larry O'Brien
    An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.
    Heat Wave 1954 POSTER

    Heat Wave

    1954

    English

    6.0

    4

    18%

    18%

    Action

    boat

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    house

    infidelity

    lake

    noir

    pre-code

    Ken Hughes Ken Hughes Director Hillary Brooke Hillary Brooke as Carol Forrest Peter Illing Peter Illing as Harry Stevens Alan Wheatley Alan Wheatley as Inspector MacLennan Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Party Guest
    Sensuous and desirable, Carol Forrest has always attracted the attention of men. Expert in the art of manipulation and control she married an older man, loving only his vast wealth and continued to amuse herself with indiscreet affairs. But when neighbour Mark Kendrick lets slip that her husband intends cutting her out of his will Carol concentrates all her attentions on the unsuspecting Kendrick, obtaining his help to dispose of this irritating obstacle.
    The Thin Man Goes Home 1944 POSTER

    The Thin Man Goes Home

    1944

    English

    7.3

    9

    75%

    79%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    Crime

    Film-Noir

    Music

    Mystery

    Romance

    thin man

    Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe Director John Wengraf John Wengraf as Big Man Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan as Dr. Bruce Clayworth Myrna Loy Myrna Loy as Nora Charles Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Tom
    On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
    Short Cut to Hell 1957 POSTER

    Short Cut to Hell

    1957

    English

    6.0

    4

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    hitman

    James Cagney James Cagney Director Richard Hale Richard Hale as AT Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Commuter Larry Arnold Larry Arnold as Commuter Georgann Johnson Georgann Johnson as Glory Hamilton
    A hitman is found out because he was paid off in traceable stolen money. On the run, he kidnaps the girlfriend of the police detective in charge of his pursuit; she tries to convince him to surrender before it's too late.
    Dead End 1937 POSTER

    Dead End

    1937

    English

    7.2

    8

    83%

    77%

    Action

    class differences

    Crime

    dead end kids

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gunfight

    mobster

    plastic surgery

    poker game

    Romance

    William Wyler William Wyler Director Ward Bond Ward Bond as Doorman Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Drina Claire Trevor Claire Trevor as Francey Leo Gorcey Leo Gorcey as Spit
    Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle, and his old girlfriend, Francey, now a syphilitic prostitute. Martin also crosses paths with Dave, a childhood friend struggling to make it as an architect, and the Dead End Kids, a gang of young boys roaming the streets of the city's East Side slums.
    Somewhere in the Night 1946 POSTER

    Somewhere in the Night

    1946

    English

    7.0

    12

    89%

    59%

    Action

    amnesia

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    los angeles, california

    Mystery

    noir

    Romance

    war veteran

    Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Bank Executive Richard Conte Richard Conte as Mel Phillips John Ireland John Ireland as Thug Cy Schindell Cy Schindell as Thug
    George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
    The Leopard Man 1943 POSTER

    The Leopard Man

    1943

    English

    6.7

    8

    90%

    63%

    Action

    cult

    Film-Noir

    fortune teller

    Horror

    leopard

    proto-slasher

    psycho

    publicity stunt

    Thriller

    Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur Director Abner Biberman Abner Biberman as Charlie How-Come Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe as Jerry Manning Colin Kenny Colin Kenny as Nightclub Patron Sidney D'Albrook Sidney D'Albrook as Waiter Serving Helene and Dwight
    When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
    Cat People 1942 POSTER

    Cat People

    1942

    English

    7.2

    25

    92%

    73%

    Action

    cat

    Fantasy

    Film-Noir

    Horror

    jealousy

    love triangle

    noir

    panther

    Thriller

    zoo

    Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur Director Mary Halsey Mary Halsey as Blondie Tom Conway Tom Conway as Dr. Louis Judd Kent Smith Kent Smith as Oliver Reed Murdock MacQuarrie Murdock MacQuarrie as Sheep Caretaker
    A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
    The Breaking Point 1950 POSTER

    The Breaking Point

    1950

    English

    7.5

    16

    100%

    89%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    california

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    fishing

    illegal immigration

    mexico

    noir

    Thriller

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director William Campbell William Campbell as Concho Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Macho Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as Mr. Sing John Alvin John Alvin as Reporter
    A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
    Hoodlum Empire 1952 POSTER

    Hoodlum Empire

    1952

    English

    5.9

    4

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    mafia

    testify

    Thriller

    Joseph Kane Joseph Kane Director Douglas Kennedy Douglas Kennedy as Brinkley - Henchman Forrest Tucker Forrest Tucker as Charley Pignatalli Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Sen. Blake Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Sen. Tower
    It's a deadly play for power when a Mafia chieftain's top gun goes straight and threatens to testify against the big boss and his cruel, nationwide network of crime. The picture, which was shot in a semi-documentary style, was inspired by the Kefauver investigations of 1950-51.
    The Third Man 1949 POSTER

    The Third Man

    1949

    English

    8.1

    90

    99%

    93%

    Action

    black market

    cemetery

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    investigation

    Mystery

    noir

    soviet military

    staged death

    Thriller

    Carol Reed Carol Reed Director Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as British Military Policeman Joseph Cotten Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Maj. Calloway Harold Ayer Harold Ayer as Soldier
    In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
    Island of Lost Souls 1932 POSTER

    Island of Lost Souls

    1932

    English

    7.3

    21

    88%

    81%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    exotic island

    Film-Noir

    Horror

    mad doctor

    mad scientist

    man beast

    Sci-Fi

    stranded

    Erle C. Kenton Erle C. Kenton Director Leila Hyams Leila Hyams as Ruth Thomas Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi as Sayer of the Law James Dime James Dime as Seaman Kathleen Burke Kathleen Burke as The Panther Woman
    An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
    Little Caesar 1931 POSTER

    Little Caesar

    1931

    English

    7.2

    26

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    crime boss

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    murder

    rise and fall

    robbery

    Romance

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director Sidney Blackmer Sidney Blackmer as Big Boy Armand Kaliz Armand Kaliz as De Voss Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson as Little Caesar - Alias 'Rico' William Collier Jr. William Collier Jr. as Tony Passa
    A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
    Scarface 1932 POSTER

    Scarface

    1932

    English

    7.7

    53

    98%

    87%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    chicago, illinois

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    noir

    police

    prohibition era

    sibling relationship

    Thriller

    Howard Hawks Howard Hawks Director Edwin Maxwell Edwin Maxwell as Detective Chief Frank Mills Frank Mills as Hood Howard Hawks Howard Hawks as Man on Bed Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Man Outside Theatre
    In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
    Make Haste to Live 1954 POSTER

    Make Haste to Live

    1954

    English

    6.0

    8

    Action

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    new mexico

    single mother

    Thriller

    William A. Seiter William A. Seiter Director Ron Hagerthy Ron Hagerthy as John 'Hack' Hackenthal Carolyn Jones Carolyn Jones as Mary Rose George Ford George Ford as Nightclub Patron Edgar Buchanan Edgar Buchanan as Sheriff Lafe
    A single mother in New Mexico senses her own death in the hands of a mysterious stalker.
    The Petrified Forest 1936 POSTER

    The Petrified Forest

    1936

    English

    7.5

    7

    94%

    80%

    Action

    arizona

    based on play or musical

    Crime

    diner

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    noir

    Romance

    Thriller

    Archie Mayo Archie Mayo Director Bette Davis Bette Davis as Gabrielle Maple Gus Leonard Gus Leonard as Jim - Postman Genevieve Tobin Genevieve Tobin as Mrs. Chisholm Addison Richards Addison Richards as Radio Announcer
    Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.
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