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    Humoresque 1946 POSTER

    Humoresque

    1946

    English

    7.3

    10

    57%

    71%

    beach house

    classical music

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    Film-Noir

    Music

    Mystery

    pianist

    Romance

    violin

    violinist

    Jean Negulesco Jean Negulesco Director Peggy Knudsen Peggy Knudsen as Florence Boray Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Party Guest Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Party Guest Robert Blake Robert Blake as Paul Boray
    A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
    Caged 1950 POSTER

    Caged

    1950

    English

    7.6

    6

    50%

    83%

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    pregnancy

    prison

    prison guard

    prison warden

    women's prison

    John Cromwell John Cromwell Director Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Commissioner Sam Walker Lee Patrick Lee Patrick as Elvira Powell Jan Sterling Jan Sterling as Jeta Kovsky - aka Smoochie Agnes Moorehead Agnes Moorehead as Ruth Benton
    A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
    Gun Crazy 1950 POSTER

    Gun Crazy

    1950

    English

    7.6

    22

    91%

    84%

    Action

    carnival

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gun

    noir

    payroll robbery

    Romance

    sharpshooter

    Thriller

    Joseph H. Lewis Joseph H. Lewis Director Russ Tamblyn Russ Tamblyn as Bart Tare George Lynn George Lynn as Holdup Victim Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Man from Chicago Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Sheriff Boston
    Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.
    Hidden Fear 1957 POSTER

    Hidden Fear

    1957

    English

    5.4

    5

    copenhagen, denmark

    Crime

    denmark

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    Thriller

    André De Toth André De Toth Director Erling Schroeder Erling Schroeder as Conrad Nagel Conrad Nagel as Arthur Miller Alexander Knox Alexander Knox as Hartman John Payne John Payne as Mike Brent
    A U.S. lawman busts Copenhagen counterfeiters to help his sister, falsely accused of murder.
    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932 POSTER

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932

    English

    8.2

    15

    96%

    91%

    Action

    based on a true story

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    prison

    war veteran

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins as Barney Sykes Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Bill - Barber Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as District Attorney Everett Brown Everett Brown as Sebastian T. Yale
    A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
    The Letter 1940 POSTER

    The Letter

    1940

    English

    7.5

    18

    100%

    82%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    letter

    Mystery

    noir

    plantation

    Romance

    singapore

    William Wyler William Wyler Director Frieda Inescort Frieda Inescort as Dorothy Joyce Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as Ong Chi Seng George Ford George Ford as Party Guest William A. Boardway William A. Boardway as Trial Spectator
    After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
    Don't Bother to Knock 1952 POSTER

    Don't Bother to Knock

    1952

    English

    6.9

    13

    100%

    76%

    Action

    babysitter

    based on novel or book

    detective

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    hotel

    Mystery

    pilot

    singer

    Thriller

    Roy Ward Baker Roy Ward Baker Director Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Doorman Vic Perrin Vic Perrin as Elevator Operator Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Mr. Ballew Verna Felton Verna Felton as Mrs. Ballew
    An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
    I Walk Alone 1947 POSTER

    I Walk Alone

    1947

    English

    7.0

    12

    67%

    67%

    based on play or musical

    bootlegger

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    new york city

    noir

    prohibition era

    release from prison

    Byron Haskin Byron Haskin Director Wendell Corey Wendell Corey as Dave Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster as Frankie Madison Jean Del Val Jean Del Val as Henri the Chef Bobby Barber Bobby Barber as Newsboy
    Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.
    A Kiss Before Dying 1956 POSTER

    A Kiss Before Dying

    1956

    English

    6.7

    7

    100%

    50%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    murder

    Mystery

    noir

    pregnancy

    Romance

    sister

    Thriller

    Gerd Oswald Gerd Oswald Director Bill Walker Bill Walker as Bill Robert Wagner Robert Wagner as Bud Corliss Joanne Woodward Joanne Woodward as Dorothy Kingship Robert Quarry Robert Quarry as Dwight Powell
    A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
    The Miami Story 1954 POSTER

    The Miami Story

    1954

    English

    6.1

    3

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    miami, florida

    Thriller

    Fred F. Sears Fred F. Sears Director Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Doctor George E. Stone George E. Stone as Louie Mott John Baer John Baer as Ted Delacorte Luther Adler Luther Adler as Tony Brill
    Fed up with the raising crime in Miami, the police chief and the leading members of the city council hire a former Miami gangster, gone straight, to help eliminate the biggest crime syndicate in the city.
    The Scarlet Hour 1956 POSTER

    The Scarlet Hour

    1956

    English

    6.9

    3

    Action

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    love triangle

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director Tom Tryon Tom Tryon as E.V. 'Marsh' Marshall Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Nightclub Patron Elaine Stritch Elaine Stritch as Phyllis Rycker Edward Binns Edward Binns as Sgt. Allen
    An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
    The Fast and the Furious 1954 POSTER

    The Fast and the Furious

    1954

    English

    5.3

    5

    48%

    48%

    carjacking

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    fugitive

    hostage

    Mystery

    nurse

    racing

    road movie

    Romance

    Thriller

    John Ireland John Ireland Director Dorothy Malone Dorothy Malone as Connie Adair Jonathan Haze Jonathan Haze as Connie's Rescuer John Ireland John Ireland as Frank Webster Roger Corman Roger Corman as Roadblock State Trooper
    A framed man escapes prison and takes a wealthy woman's Jaguar with her in it. After she tries to escape numerous times, they begin to develop feelings for each other, and enter a road race that ends in Mexico.
    The Maltese Falcon 1941 POSTER

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941

    English

    7.9

    68

    99%

    91%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    loss of loved one

    Mystery

    noir

    Romance

    sam spade

    san francisco, california

    John Huston John Huston Director Lee Patrick Lee Patrick as Effie Perine Peter Lorre Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo Barton MacLane Barton MacLane as Lt. of Detectives Dundy William Hopper William Hopper as Reporter
    A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
    Gilda 1946 POSTER

    Gilda

    1946

    English

    7.6

    19

    90%

    88%

    Action

    buenos aires, argentina

    casino

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    jealousy

    nightclub

    noir

    penalty

    Romance

    Thriller

    Charles Vidor Charles Vidor Director Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as American Cartel Member Leonardo Scavino Leonardo Scavino as Croupier Jean Del Val Jean Del Val as French Cartel Member William Smith William Smith as Man
    A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
    Odd Man Out 1947 POSTER

    Odd Man Out

    1947

    English

    7.6

    10

    100%

    86%

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    cult film

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    ira (irish republican army)

    noir

    Thriller

    Carol Reed Carol Reed Director Kathleen Ryan Kathleen Ryan as Kathleen Sullivan Robert Newton Robert Newton as Lukey Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as Soldier Arthur Hambling Arthur Hambling as Tom
    Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.
    No Man's Woman 1955 POSTER

    No Man's Woman

    1955

    English

    6.4

    7

    33%

    33%

    Action

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    femme fatale

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    noir

    Romance

    Franklin Adreon Franklin Adreon Director Marie Windsor Marie Windsor as Carolyn Ellenson Grant Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Det. Lt. Colton Richard Crane Richard Crane as Dick Sawyer Nancy Gates Nancy Gates as Louise Nelson
    A greedy, scheming woman is found murdered in her studio, and the police find that there is no shortage of suspects who wanted to see her dead--among them a rich husband she wouldn't divorce unless he paid her a huge settlement, a lover she caused to be fired from his job and an assistant whose fiancé she tried to seduce.
    The Lady from Shanghai 1947 POSTER

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947

    English

    7.5

    39

    Action

    aquarium

    court

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    new york city

    noir

    san francisco, california

    shanghai, china

    Thriller

    Orson Welles Orson Welles Director Everett Sloane Everett Sloane as Arthur Bannister John Elliott John Elliott as Court Clerk Errol Flynn Errol Flynn as Man in Background Outside of Cantina Ted de Corsia Ted de Corsia as Sidney Broome
    A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
    The Night of the Hunter 1955 POSTER

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955

    English

    8.0

    54

    93%

    90%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    noir

    prison

    psychopath

    robbery

    Thriller

    window

    Charles Laughton Charles Laughton Director John Dennis John Dennis as Prison Guard Lillian Gish Lillian Gish as Rachel Cooper Frank Mills Frank Mills as Townsman Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as Walt Spoon
    In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
    The Roaring Twenties 1939 POSTER

    The Roaring Twenties

    1939

    English

    7.9

    21

    100%

    89%

    1920s

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    great depression

    prohibition era

    Thriller

    Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh Director Murray Alper Murray Alper as Fletcher's Mechanic Jeffrey Lynn Jeffrey Lynn as Lloyd Hart Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Nightclub Patron Ben Welden Ben Welden as Tavern Proprietor
    After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
    Suspicion 1941 POSTER

    Suspicion

    1941

    English

    7.2

    36

    97%

    77%

    Action

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    honeymoon

    investigation

    marriage

    married couple

    Mystery

    poison

    telegram

    Thriller

    Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Director Joan Fontaine Joan Fontaine as Lina Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock as Man Mailing Letter Donald Stuart Donald Stuart as Photographer Ben Webster Ben Webster as William Howe - Registrar
    A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.
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