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    The Marker 2017 POSTER

    The Marker

    2017

    English

    5.2

    3

    25%

    25%

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    neo-noir

    Thriller

    Justin Edgar Justin Edgar Director John Hannah John Hannah as Brendan Doyle Lara Peake Lara Peake as Cristina Vaduva Frederick Schmidt Frederick Schmidt as Marley Dean Jacobs Cosmo Jarvis Cosmo Jarvis as Steve
    Noir thriller about a criminal seeking redemption by tracking down the daughter of the woman he killed. Along the way he is haunted by his guilt in the guise of the woman's ghost.
    The Man Between 1953 POSTER

    The Man Between

    1953

    English

    7.0

    12

    77%

    77%

    Action

    berlin, germany

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    falling in love

    Film-Noir

    post war

    Romance

    Thriller

    Carol Reed Carol Reed Director Hildegard Knef Hildegard Knef as Bettina Mallison James Mason James Mason as Ivo Kern Walter Bluhm Walter Bluhm as Money Changer Claire Bloom Claire Bloom as Susanne Mallison
    A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.
    Mine Own Executioner 1947 POSTER

    Mine Own Executioner

    1947

    English

    6.7

    6

    96%

    Action

    british noir

    Drama

    psychiatrist

    Thriller

    Anthony Kimmins Anthony Kimmins Director Kieron Moore Kieron Moore as Adam Lucian Michael Hordern Michael Hordern as Co-Counsel at Felix's Hearing Burgess Meredith Burgess Meredith as Felix Milne Barbara White Barbara White as Molly Lucian
    Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.
    The Blue Lamp 1950 POSTER

    The Blue Lamp

    1950

    English

    6.8

    7

    83%

    68%

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    noir

    policeman

    Thriller

    Basil Dearden Basil Dearden Director Sam Kydd Sam Kydd as Bookmakers Assistant at White City Arnold Bell Arnold Bell as Hospital Doctor Jennifer Jayne Jennifer Jayne as June Meredith Edwards Meredith Edwards as PC 'Taff' Hughes
    P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
    No Orchids for Miss Blandish 1948 POSTER

    No Orchids for Miss Blandish

    1948

    English

    6.0

    5

    33%

    33%

    Action

    black and white

    b movie

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    organized crime

    Thriller

    St. John Legh Clowes St. John Legh Clowes Director Michael Balfour Michael Balfour as Barney Walter Gotell Walter Gotell as Joe - Nightclub Doorman Ronald Leigh-Hunt Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Nightclub Patron Harold Kasket Harold Kasket as (uncredited)
    A sheltered heiress is abducted on her wedding night by a trio of cheap hoods.
    Footsteps in the Fog 1955 POSTER

    Footsteps in the Fog

    1955

    English

    7.0

    9

    71%

    71%

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    murder mystery

    Thriller

    victorian england

    Arthur Lubin Arthur Lubin Director Belinda Lee Belinda Lee as Elizabeth Travers Jean Simmons Jean Simmons as Lily Watkins Percy Marmont Percy Marmont as Magistrate Arthur Howard Arthur Howard as Vicar
    A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
    The Slasher 1953 POSTER

    The Slasher

    1953

    English

    6.1

    4

    Action

    based on play or musical

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    london, england

    street gang

    Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert Director Sidney James Sidney James as Police Sergeant Arthur Howard Arthur Howard as Registrar Joan Collins Joan Collins as Rene James Kenney James Kenney as Roy
    Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.
    Wanted for Murder 1946 POSTER

    Wanted for Murder

    1946

    English

    6.8

    6

    80%

    65%

    amusement park

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    noir

    serial killer

    Thriller

    Lawrence Huntington Lawrence Huntington Director Roland Culver Roland Culver as Chief Insp. Conway Kathleen Harrison Kathleen Harrison as Florrie Marie Ault Marie Ault as Flower Seller Stanley Holloway Stanley Holloway as Sgt. Sullivan
    The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.
    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands 1948 POSTER

    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

    1948

    English

    6.8

    7

    56%

    56%

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    escaped murderer

    Film-Noir

    hideout

    running away

    Thriller

    Norman Foster Norman Foster Director Joan Fontaine Joan Fontaine as Jane Wharton Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Seaman Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin as Whipper Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
    Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.
    Nowhere to Go 1958 POSTER

    Nowhere to Go

    1958

    English

    6.8

    5

    62%

    62%

    british noir

    con artist

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    fugitive

    prison break

    wealthy widow

    Basil Dearden Basil Dearden Director Maggie Smith Maggie Smith as Bridget Howard Bessie Love Bessie Love as Harriet P. Jefferson Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as Inspector Scott Howard Marion-Crawford Howard Marion-Crawford as Mack Cameron
    A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.
    Dancing with Crime 1947 POSTER

    Dancing with Crime

    1947

    English

    6.5

    5

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    london, england

    Mystery

    noir

    taxi driver

    Thriller

    John Paddy Carstairs John Paddy Carstairs Director Diana Dors Diana Dors as Annette Bill Owen Bill Owen as Dave Robinson Jon Pertwee Jon Pertwee as Police Constable Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough as Ted Peters
    When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a major criminal operation hiding behind the club's friendly facade.
    The Paris Express 1952 POSTER

    The Paris Express

    1952

    English

    6.3

    3

    20%

    20%

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    Harold French Harold French Director Michael Nightingale Michael Nightingale as Clerk Ferdy Mayne Ferdy Mayne as Louis Lucie Mannheim Lucie Mannheim as Maria Popinga Märta Torén Märta Torén as Michèle Rozier
    A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
    She Played with Fire 1957 POSTER

    She Played with Fire

    1957

    English

    6.8

    2

    75%

    75%

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    noir

    pre-code

    Sidney Gilliat Sidney Gilliat Director Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as Michael Abercrombie Jimmy Charters Jimmy Charters as Newspaper Seller Arlene Dahl Arlene Dahl as Sarah Moreton Dennis Price Dennis Price as Tracey Moreton
    An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband's art-forgery/arson scam.
    Frieda 1947 POSTER

    Frieda

    1947

    English

    7.1

    4

    Action

    british noir

    Drama

    pre-code

    Thriller

    War

    Basil Dearden Basil Dearden Director Glynis Johns Glynis Johns as Judy Albert Lieven Albert Lieven as Richard David Farrar David Farrar as Robert Ray Jackson Ray Jackson as Tony
    An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who helped him escape.
    Hello Darlin' 2020 POSTER

    Hello Darlin'

    2020

    English

    6.4

    1

    Action

    betrayal

    british noir

    broken family

    Crime

    gold

    hoodie

    prison

    Gary Delaney Gary Delaney Director Nimmi Harasgama Nimmi Harasgama as Aanya Sian Reeves Sian Reeves as Carol Dalton Daisy Badger Daisy Badger as Holly Dalton Doug Allen Doug Allen as Les Dalton
    Les Dalton is on parole after nine years in prison for armed robbery, and now everyone wants to know what happened to the missing gold. He claims it never existed, but no-one believes him, including the retired detective who headed the original manhunt. Whilst Dalton tries to build a new life in a world he wants no part of it, plans are afoot to force him to tell the truth -- a move which will ultimately cost someone their life.
    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.
    Blackout 1954 POSTER

    Blackout

    1954

    English

    6.2

    10

    40%

    40%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    blackout

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    frame up

    london, england

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Terence Fisher Terence Fisher Director Dane Clark Dane Clark as Casey Morrow Alfie Bass Alfie Bass as Ernie Delphi Lawrence Delphi Lawrence as Linda Arnold Diamond Arnold Diamond as Mrs. Brunner's Butler
    When a beautiful young woman suddenly offers inebriated Casey Morrow a lot of money for a quick and easy job, he doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood, he must unravel the mystery to clear his name. An intriguing story of deception, greed and immorality.
    The Good Die Young 1954 POSTER

    The Good Die Young

    1954

    English

    6.7

    9

    53%

    53%

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    noir

    Thriller

    Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert Director James Kenney James Kenney as Dave - Angela's Brother Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame as Denise John Ireland John Ireland as Eddie Richard Basehart Richard Basehart as Joe
    An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.
    PT Raiders 1955 POSTER

    PT Raiders

    1955

    English

    6.7

    4

    Adventure

    arms smuggling

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    gunboat

    illegal activity

    smugglers

    Thriller

    world war ii

    Basil Dearden Basil Dearden Director George Baker George Baker as Bill Randall Roland Culver Roland Culver as Fordyce Stratford Johns Stratford Johns as Garage Worker David Langton David Langton as Man in Coastal Forces Club Bar
    After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling.
    Cast a Dark Shadow 1955 POSTER

    Cast a Dark Shadow

    1955

    English

    7.0

    9

    86%

    67%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    british noir

    Crime

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gold digger

    noir

    Thriller

    wealthy widow

    Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert Director Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Brighton Tea Shop Customer Kay Walsh Kay Walsh as Charlotte Young Dirk Bogarde Dirk Bogarde as Edward Bare Kathleen Harrison Kathleen Harrison as Emmie
    Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries. Unfortunately for the unscrupulous criminal, Freda is much more guarded and sassy than his last wife, making separating her from her money considerably more challenging.
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