• Collections

    film noir

    Sort

    New IMDB Likes Tomatometer Audience Year A - Z

    View

    Galery List
    Night Creatures 2025 POSTER

    Night Creatures

    2025

    Dutch

    2

    Crime

    film noir

    Thriller

    Indra Siera Indra Siera Director Zakaria Ridouani Zakaria Ridouani as Amin Fares El Bzioui Fares El Bzioui as Gauthier Mathieu Carpentier Mathieu Carpentier as Sonny Matteo Simoni Matteo Simoni as Tonio
    After serving his prison sentence, Dylan wants to cut ties with his past. However, because of an outstanding debt, he is forced into a final break-in at the popular Brasserie Papillon. There he meets the mysterious Margot. Their meeting unintentionally puts each other's fate in their hands. But neither considers Tonio, Papillon's flamboyant waiter. Their paths cross during 1 dramatic night that will change their lives forever.
    The Verdict 1946 POSTER

    The Verdict

    1946

    English

    2

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    scotland yard

    Thriller

    Don Siegel Don Siegel Director William H. O'Brien William H. O'Brien as Constable Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Ex-Pugilist Juryman Ian Wolfe Ian Wolfe as Jury Foreman Joan Lorring Joan Lorring as Lottie Rawson
    After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.
    Thieves' Highway 1949 POSTER

    Thieves' Highway

    1949

    English

    1

    100%

    79%

    apple picking

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    produce

    san francisco, california

    Thriller

    truck crash

    truck driver

    Jules Dassin Jules Dassin Director Frank Richards Frank Richards as Cab Driver Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Officer Riley Joseph Pevney Joseph Pevney as Pete Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Taller Cop at Roadside Bar
    Nick Garcos comes back from his tour of duty in World War II planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Polly Faber. He learns, however, that his father was recently beaten and burglarized by mob-connected trucker Mike Figlia, and Nick resolves to get even. He partners with prostitute Rica, and together they go after Mike, all the while getting pulled further into the local crime underworld.
    While the City Sleeps 1956 POSTER

    While the City Sleeps

    1956

    English

    6.9

    11

    91%

    66%

    Action

    black and white

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    newspaper man

    new york city

    noir

    serial killer

    Thriller

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Howard Duff Howard Duff as Lt. Burt Kaufman Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Mildred Donner Carleton Young Carleton Young as Police Interrogator Vincent Price Vincent Price as Walter Kyne
    Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
    I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes 1948 POSTER

    I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

    1948

    English

    6.5

    2

    43%

    43%

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    falsely accused

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    noir

    William Nigh William Nigh Director Rory Mallinson Rory Mallinson as Harry - 1st Detective John Elliott John Elliott as Mr. Lake - Tom's Lawyer Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Police Inspector Clint Judd Bill Walker Bill Walker as Prisoner
    An innocent dancer is accused of murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene, but his wife follows the trail of clues to find the real perpetrator.
    Nobody Lives Forever 1946 POSTER

    Nobody Lives Forever

    1946

    English

    7.1

    5

    67%

    67%

    Action

    con man

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Jean Negulesco Jean Negulesco Director Richard Erdman Richard Erdman as Bellboy, The Marwood Arms Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald as Gladys Halvorsen Virginia Patton Virginia Patton as Switchboard Operator Faye Emerson Faye Emerson as Toni Blackburn
    A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.
    Impact 1949 POSTER

    Impact

    1949

    English

    7.0

    2

    71%

    59%

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gas station

    mechanic

    newspaper

    small town

    Thriller

    tire iron

    Arthur Lubin Arthur Lubin Director Helen Walker Helen Walker as Irene Williams Jason Robards Sr. Jason Robards Sr. as Judge Ella Raines Ella Raines as Marsha Peters Ben Welden Ben Welden as Moving Van Helper
    After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.
    Mystery Street 1950 POSTER

    Mystery Street

    1950

    English

    7.2

    9

    68%

    68%

    blackmail

    boston, massachusetts

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    harvard university

    murder

    Mystery

    police detective

    Thriller

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Walter Burke Walter Burke as An Ornithologist Ned Glass Ned Glass as Dr. Ben Levy, McAdoo's asst. John Roy John Roy as Guard Jan Sterling Jan Sterling as Vivian Heldon
    When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas teams with Boston police and uses forensics, with the help of a Harvard professor, to determine the woman's identity, how she died, and who killed her.
    Whirlpool 1950 POSTER

    Whirlpool

    1950

    English

    6.7

    11

    92%

    64%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    hypnosis

    hypnotist

    kleptomania

    Mystery

    noir

    Romance

    shoplifting

    Thriller

    Otto Preminger Otto Preminger Director Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Andy - Policeman Richard Conte Richard Conte as Dr. William 'Bill' Sutton Fortunio Bonanova Fortunio Bonanova as Feruccio di Ravallo Ruth Lee Ruth Lee as Miss Hall
    The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.
    Plunder Road 1957 POSTER

    Plunder Road

    1957

    English

    6.9

    6

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    Hubert Cornfield Hubert Cornfield Director Gene Raymond Gene Raymond as Eddie Harris Douglas Bank Douglas Bank as Guard No. 1 / Narrator Stafford Repp Stafford Repp as Roly Adams Elisha Cook Jr. Elisha Cook Jr. as Skeets Jonas
    A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.
    Ride the Pink Horse 1947 POSTER

    Ride the Pink Horse

    1947

    English

    7.2

    10

    100%

    86%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    locker

    merry go round

    Mystery

    noir

    Thriller

    western noir

    Robert Montgomery Robert Montgomery Director Martin Garralaga Martin Garralaga as Barkeeper Edward Earle Edward Earle as Locke Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez as Pancho Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin as Red
    A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.
    Sorry, Wrong Number 1948 POSTER

    Sorry, Wrong Number

    1948

    English

    7.3

    11

    86%

    78%

    Action

    Drama

    family business

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    flashback

    husband wife relationship

    Mystery

    noir

    telephone

    Thriller

    Anatole Litvak Anatole Litvak Director Joyce Compton Joyce Compton as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Dance Team Member Wendell Corey Wendell Corey as Dr. Philip Alexander Dorothy Neumann Dorothy Neumann as Elizabeth Jennings
    Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.
    The Glass Key 1942 POSTER

    The Glass Key

    1942

    English

    7.0

    10

    88%

    71%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    Thriller

    Stuart Heisler Stuart Heisler Director Margaret Hayes Margaret Hayes as Eloise Matthews Norma Varden Norma Varden as Henrys' Dinner Guest Dane Clark Dane Clark as Henry Sloss Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Man watching dice throw
    A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
    Witness to Murder 1954 POSTER

    Witness to Murder

    1954

    English

    6.6

    11

    53%

    53%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    strangulation

    Thriller

    witness to murder

    Roy Rowland Roy Rowland Director Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck as Cheryl Draper Juanita Moore Juanita Moore as Negress - Mental Patient Helen Kleeb Helen Kleeb as Nurse in Mental Ward Claude Akins Claude Akins as Police Officer
    A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.
    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 1956 POSTER

    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    1956

    English

    6.9

    10

    70%

    57%

    Action

    capital punishment

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    incriminate

    noir

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Carleton Young Carleton Young as Allan Kirk Edward Binns Edward Binns as Lt. Kennedy John Roy John Roy as Police Officer Joan Fontaine Joan Fontaine as Susan Spencer
    A newspaper publisher, wanting to prove a point about the insufficiency of circumstantial evidence, talks his possible son-in-law Tom into a hoax in an attempt to expose ineptitude of the city's hard-line district attorney. The plan is to have Tom plant clues leading to his arrest for killing a female nightclub dancer. Once Tom is found guilty, he is to reveal the setup and humiliate the DA.
    Union Station 1950 POSTER

    Union Station

    1950

    English

    6.8

    7

    63%

    63%

    Action

    blind woman

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    kidnapping

    noir

    ransom

    Thriller

    tunnel

    Rudolph Maté Rudolph Maté Director George Lynn George Lynn as Detective Moreno Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald as Inspector Donnelly Jan Sterling Jan Sterling as Marge Wrighter Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Patrolman
    Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.
    Caught 1949 POSTER

    Caught

    1949

    English

    7.0

    5

    100%

    77%

    Action

    Crime

    doctor

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    mink coat

    Music

    Mystery

    noir

    prisoner

    receptionist

    Romance

    Thriller

    Max Ophüls Max Ophüls Director Natalie Schafer Natalie Schafer as Dorothy Dale Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson as Dr. Hoffman Manfred Inger Manfred Inger as Mr. Rudetzki Barbara Billingsley Barbara Billingsley as Store customer in flowered hat
    Wide-eyed and poor young Leonora weds an obsessive millionaire named Ohlrig, but the marriage is loveless. Even worse, Ohlrig seems to have manic, violent tendencies. Eventually, young Leonora escapes her unhappy life and begins working with New York City doctor Larry Quinada, who she soon falls for. Unfortunately, Ohlrig refuses to grant his wife a divorce, and things get even darker for Leonora when she realizes she's pregnant with his child.
    Moonrise 1948 POSTER

    Moonrise

    1948

    English

    7.0

    10

    100%

    72%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    guilt

    noir

    Romance

    swamp

    Thriller

    Frank Borzage Frank Borzage Director Dane Clark Dane Clark as Danny Hawkins Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Judd Jenkins Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Minor Role William A. Boardway William A. Boardway as Townsman
    Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.
    Human Desire 1954 POSTER

    Human Desire

    1954

    English

    7.1

    20

    60%

    74%

    Action

    assassination

    deceit

    Drama

    dysfunctional marriage

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    noir

    Romance

    train ride

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Edgar Buchanan Edgar Buchanan as Alec Simmons Paul Brinegar Paul Brinegar as Brakeman Grandon Rhodes Grandon Rhodes as John Owens Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame as Vicki Buckley
    A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.
    The Big Knife 1955 POSTER

    The Big Knife

    1955

    English

    6.8

    9

    91%

    59%

    Action

    bel air

    blackmail

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    movie business

    noir

    Robert Aldrich Robert Aldrich Director Robert Emhardt Robert Emhardt as Bit Part Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Marion Castle Ilka Chase Ilka Chase as Patty Benedict Bill Walker Bill Walker as Russell
    Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.
    ×