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    They Live by Night 1948 POSTER

    They Live by Night

    1948

    English

    7.4

    13

    96%

    80%

    Action

    bank robbery

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    on the run

    preto e branco

    Romance

    Nicholas Ray Nicholas Ray Director Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson as Bum Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as Hagenheimer Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Hawkins Mickey Simpson Mickey Simpson as Shadow
    An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
    Drive a Crooked Road 1954 POSTER

    Drive a Crooked Road

    1954

    English

    6.9

    5

    33%

    33%

    Action

    car race

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    Thriller

    Richard Quine Richard Quine Director Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Bit Role Paul Picerni Paul Picerni as Carl Jack Kelly Jack Kelly as Harold Baker Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as Steve Norris
    A mechanic gets caught up with the mob when he falls for a gangster's girlfriend.
    The Big Operator 1959 POSTER

    The Big Operator

    1959

    English

    6.4

    3

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    labor union

    murder

    Charles F. Haas Charles F. Haas Director Leo Gordon Leo Gordon as Danny Sacanzi Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Hearing Spectator Ray Danton Ray Danton as Oscar 'The Executioner' Wetzel Lawrence Dobkin Lawrence Dobkin as Phil Cernak
    A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. The eclectic cast includes Mickey Rooney, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Torme, Jay North, Vampira, Charles Chaplin Jr., Jackie Coogan and Norman Grabowski.
    Road House 1948 POSTER

    Road House

    1948

    English

    7.2

    10

    86%

    69%

    Action

    bowling

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    nightclub

    noir

    roadhouse

    Romance

    singer

    Thriller

    Jean Negulesco Jean Negulesco Director Tom Moore Tom Moore as Foreman Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Lily Stevens Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Policeman at Road House Celeste Holm Celeste Holm as Susie Smith
    A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for embezzlement when the chanteuse falls in love with him.
    Pickup on South Street 1953 POSTER

    Pickup on South Street

    1953

    English

    7.6

    14

    93%

    89%

    Action

    cold war

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    noir

    pickpocket

    preserved film

    Romance

    Thriller

    Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller Director Harry Carter Harry Carter as Detective Dietrich Milburn Stone Milburn Stone as Detective Winoki Thelma Ritter Thelma Ritter as Moe Williams George E. Stone George E. Stone as Willie - Police Desk Clerk
    In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet. Unaware that she has been making deliveries of highly classified information to the communists, Candy, who has been trailed by FBI agents for months in hopes of nabbing the spy ringleader, is sent by her ex-boyfriend, Joey, to find Skip and retrieve the valuable microfilm he now holds.
    Street of Chance 1942 POSTER

    Street of Chance

    1942

    English

    6.3

    1

    11%

    11%

    Action

    amnesia

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    new york city

    Jack Hively Jack Hively Director Sheldon Leonard Sheldon Leonard as Joe Marruci Ann Doran Ann Doran as Miss Peabody Claire Trevor Claire Trevor as Ruth Dillon Edwin Maxwell Edwin Maxwell as Stillwell, D.A.
    In this Cornell Woolrich thriller, a man's memory is recovered after being injured by falling construction material. Discovering a year-long lapse, he returns to his old life and discovers a lot of mysterious happenings.
    Temptation 1946 POSTER

    Temptation

    1946

    English

    6.5

    Action

    adultery

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    poison

    Romance

    Thriller

    victorian era

    Irving Pichel Irving Pichel Director Arnold Moss Arnold Moss as Ahmed Effendi William A. Boardway William A. Boardway as Banquet Guest Paul Lukas Paul Lukas as Sir Meyer Isaacson Suzanne Cloutier Suzanne Cloutier as Yvonne Dupont
    After marrying an archaeologist, a Victorian-era woman with a sordid past realizes that she is not ready to settle down with one man.
    Woman on the Run 1950 POSTER

    Woman on the Run

    1950

    English

    7.2

    10

    88%

    77%

    Action

    california

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    murder

    noir

    on the run

    san francisco, california

    Thriller

    Norman Foster Norman Foster Director Joan Shawlee Joan Shawlee as Blonde Frank Jenks Frank Jenks as Detective Shaw John Qualen John Qualen as Maibus Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as Sam
    Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
    Among the Living 1941 POSTER

    Among the Living

    1941

    English

    6.4

    1

    46%

    46%

    Drama

    evil twin

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    noir

    Thriller

    Stuart Heisler Stuart Heisler Director Harry Carey Harry Carey as Dr. Ben Saunders Frances Farmer Frances Farmer as Elaine Raden Susan Hayward Susan Hayward as Millie Pickens Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Neighbor
    A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.
    Ladies in Retirement 1941 POSTER

    Ladies in Retirement

    1941

    English

    7.1

    2

    72%

    72%

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gothic

    housekeeper

    Charles Vidor Charles Vidor Director Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Ellen Creed Elsa Lanchester Elsa Lanchester as Emily Creed Evelyn Keyes Evelyn Keyes as Lucy Queenie Leonard Queenie Leonard as Sister Agatha
    Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the English countryside. When Ellen's eccentric sisters visit their sibling at Leonora's home, tensions soon lead to murder.
    No Man of Her Own 1950 POSTER

    No Man of Her Own

    1950

    English

    7.4

    4

    71%

    71%

    black and white

    blackmail

    christmas tree

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Romance

    stolen identity

    train crash

    Mitchell Leisen Mitchell Leisen Director Thomas Browne Henry Thomas Browne Henry as Doctor at Hospital Helen Mowery Helen Mowery as Harriet Olsen William Haade William Haade as Policeman Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Train Passenger
    A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
    The Unknown Man of Shandigor 1967 POSTER

    The Unknown Man of Shandigor

    1967

    French

    6.4

    2

    Action

    dark comedy

    Drama

    espionage

    film noir

    mad scientist

    Sci-Fi

    spy thriller

    Jean-Louis Roy Jean-Louis Roy Director Daniel Emilfork Daniel Emilfork as Herbert Von Krantz - le Savant Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg as Le Chef des Chauves Marie-France Boyer Marie-France Boyer as Sylvaina / Sylvaine Adrien Nicati Adrien Nicati as Un Espion
    Crazed scientist Herbert Von Krantz has invented a device to sterilize all nuclear weapons -- and a mad herd of rival spies are desperate to get their hands on the device, including a sect of bald, turtleneck-wearing assassins.
    The Hot Month of August 1966 POSTER

    The Hot Month of August

    1966

    Greek

    5.2

    5

    art of seduction

    Crime

    Drama

    drive-in

    film noir

    greek island

    love affair

    Thriller

    wheelchair

    Doris Wishman Doris Wishman Director Dimitris Moraitis Dimitris Moraitis as Joly Garbi Joly Garbi as Elpida's mother Marie Liljedahl Marie Liljedahl as Girl on beach Petros Fyssoun Petros Fyssoun as Kostas Makris
    A young man, Jason, is on his way home and meets two beautiful women, Hope and Alexis. He falls for Hope, but has sex with Alexis. He doesn't know that Alexis' husband has hired a private detective to trail her, and the man reports back to Alexis' husband about her affair with Jason. The husband kills Alexis but the police suspect Jason. He and Hope have to clear his name and find enough evidence to prove the husband is the killer.
    The Seventh Veil 1945 POSTER

    The Seventh Veil

    1945

    English

    6.7

    3

    57%

    57%

    amnesia

    Drama

    film noir

    Music

    pianist

    Compton Bennett Compton Bennett Director Ann Todd Ann Todd as Francesca John Slater John Slater as James Albert Lieven Albert Lieven as Maxwell Leyden James Mason James Mason as Nicholas
    A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory.
    The Dark Mirror 1946 POSTER

    The Dark Mirror

    1946

    English

    7.0

    9

    78%

    61%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    evil twin

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Horror

    Mystery

    noir

    Thriller

    Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak Director Charles Evans Charles Evans as Dist. Atty. Girard Lew Ayres Lew Ayres as Dr. Scott Elliott Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell as Lt. Stevenson Richard Long Richard Long as Rusty
    A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
    Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 POSTER

    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955

    English

    7.7

    32

    97%

    87%

    Action

    based on short story

    Crime

    desert

    Drama

    film noir

    murder

    Mystery

    post world war ii

    racism

    Thriller

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as First Train Conductor Lee Marvin Lee Marvin as Hector David John Ericson John Ericson as Pete Wirth Francis McDonald Francis McDonald as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger
    One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
    The Sleeping Tiger 1954 POSTER

    The Sleeping Tiger

    1954

    English

    6.5

    3

    42%

    42%

    british noir

    Drama

    film noir

    noir

    psychiatrist

    Thriller

    Joseph Losey Joseph Losey Director Alexander Knox Alexander Knox as Dr. Clive Esmond Alexis Smith Alexis Smith as Glenda Esmond Harry Towb Harry Towb as Harry, second criminal Jimmy Charters Jimmy Charters as Jazz Club Patron
    A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who wishes to experiment on him and a doctor's wife who wishes to seduce him.
    Larceny 1948 POSTER

    Larceny

    1948

    English

    6.8

    2

    con man

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    George Sherman George Sherman Director Bill Walker Bill Walker as Butler Grandon Rhodes Grandon Rhodes as Harry Carson Paul Brinegar Paul Brinegar as Mechanic Dan Duryea Dan Duryea as Silky Randall
    Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Mason falls in love with the widow he has pangs of conscience, but he reckons without his con-artist boss, who tends to bolster his arguments with muscle and bullets.
    The Web 1947 POSTER

    The Web

    1947

    English

    7.1

    7

    100%

    59%

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    framed

    framed for murder

    Thriller

    Michael Gordon Michael Gordon Director Vincent Price Vincent Price as Andrew Colby Edmond O'Brien Edmond O'Brien as Bob Regan Pierre Watkin Pierre Watkin as Mr. Porter Ella Raines Ella Raines as Noel Faraday
    A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.
    Lady on a Train 1945 POSTER

    Lady on a Train

    1945

    English

    6.7

    4

    71%

    70%

    Comedy

    Crime

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    heiress

    inheritance

    murder

    Mystery

    Romance

    Thriller

    train

    witness to murder

    Charles David Charles David Director Dan Duryea Dan Duryea as Arnold Waring Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Circus Club Customer George Chandler George Chandler as Circus Club Customer Addison Richards Addison Richards as Police Captain
    While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help her solve the crime on her own, but her sleuthing attracts the attentions of suitors and killers.
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