Film Noir - Movies, a list by SiskoUrso

8.3

/179535/

80

/2804/

81

/1955/

4.3

/203439/

97

/110/

95

/2255/

95

/18/

4.0

age 12+

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

89

8.4

/69732/

84

/1467/

83

/1059/

4.6

/185667/

97

/70/

95

/556/

90

/17/

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

88

8.0

/39214/

77

/697/

76

/557/

4.2

/62025/

98

/62/

91

/532/

100

/5/

4.0

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

88

8.1

/193698/

78

/3060/

79

/2026/

4.2

/177978/

99

/97/

93

/3386/

97

/30/

4.0

age 13+

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.

87

7.9

/113026/

76

/1982/

77

/1696/

4.1

/108549/

96

/53/

91

/1696/

100

/17/

4.0

age 11+

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.

87

7.9

/114192/

76

/1726/

78

/1543/

4.2

/96972/

96

/85/

92

/1684/

99

/24/

4.0

When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.

87

8.0

/106460/

77

/2189/

78

/1757/

4.3

/221585/

93

/87/

90

/1894/

97

/21/

4.0

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

87

7.9

/173234/

76

/2898/

77

/1819/

3.9

/135929/

99

/111/

91

/2982/

97

/16/

4.0

age 12+

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

86

7.9

/55246/

77

/1131/

76

/875/

4.0

/69286/

100

/64/

90

/775/

4.0

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

86

7.8

/74687/

74

/1371/

75

/1105/

4.0

/75459/

100

/54/

89

/1216/

94

/15/

4.0

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

86

7.9

/104719/

76

/1992/

76

/1662/

4.0

/142728/

96

/48/

92

/1286/

91

/15/

4.0

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.

86

7.9

/148084/

76

/2580/

77

/1817/

4.1

/156832/

98

/60/

92

/1908/

88

/15/

4.0

age 14+

A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.

85

8.1

/161520/

78

/2498/

78

/1912/

4.1

/151969/

98

/105/

92

/2138/

86

/16/

age 14+

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

85

7.9

/94803/

76

/1648/

76

/1119/

4.0

/84099/

96

/67/

91

/1677/

86

/19/

4.0

age 12+

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

85

7.9

/43838/

77

/805/

76

/628/

4.1

/52687/

93

/41/

92

/641/

85

/19/

4.0

The peaceful life of a gas station owner is disrupted when a man from his past arrives in town and forces him to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.

85

7.9

/32076/

77

/701/

77

/536/

4.1

/46376/

95

/75/

90

/360/

4.0

After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.

85

7.9

/38666/

77

/877/

75

/642/

4.2

/70603/

96

/52/

89

/442/

4.0

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

84

7.7

/7964/

74

/166/

75

/153/

4.0

/11555/

100

/31/

87

/108/

85

/10/

4.0

A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.

84

7.7

/9545/

75

/189/

72

/269/

3.9

/11239/

100

/26/

86

/105/

85

/8/

4.0

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.

84

7.9

/31155/

78

/633/

75

/670/

4.1

/65847/

93

/60/

91

/448/

94

/16/

3.5

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

84

8.1

/38029/

78

/619/

76

/517/

4.1

/24696/

94

/83/

93

/624/

89

/21/

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

84

8.1

/41899/

77

/896/

78

/717/

4.3

/54974/

91

/43/

92

/548/

72

/6/

4.0

An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

83

7.6

/38563/

75

/1030/

76

/779/

3.9

/136374/

97

/60/

87

/670/

90

/9/

3.5

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

83

7.9

/42869/

76

/695/

76

/643/

4.0

/36680/

97

/74/

90

/592/

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

83

7.8

/40777/

76

/673/

74

/556/

3.9

/40423/

95

/37/

90

/819/

90

/16/

A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.

82

7.7

/20946/

76

/438/

75

/416/

4.0

/25743/

100

/17/

88

/247/

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.

82

7.8

/32433/

75

/649/

74

/521/

3.9

/33487/

98

/40/

87

/415/

85

/15/

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.

82

7.9

/30911/

77

/624/

76

/432/

4.1

/41329/

88

/50/

90

/611/

88

/16/

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

82

7.7

/32961/

74

/729/

74

/657/

3.8

/47228/

98

/51/

87

/796/

90

/12/

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.

81

7.6

/65452/

73

/1509/

73

/1017/

3.8

/77701/

96

/55/

85

/1118/

93

/15/

age 11+

Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.

83

81

7.8

/20525/

76

/368/

75

/339/

4.0

/35861/

100

/21/

91

/405/

A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.

82

81

7.8

/20399/

76

/409/

77

/458/

4.0

/19074/

97

/37/

88

/242/

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

81

7.3

/21659/

73

/551/

72

/391/

3.8

/41219/

98

/42/

77

/304/

4.0

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.

81

7.7

/26172/

75

/582/

72

/398/

3.9

/27821/

97

/34/

87

/337/

age 10+

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.

80

7.7

/46622/

75

/707/

74

/567/

3.8

/32997/

97

/36/

88

/599/

74

/11/

A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.

84

81

7.9

/15325/

78

/267/

76

/273/

4.1

/24778/

100

/19/

91

/266/

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

80

7.5

/23471/

73

/475/

72

/397/

4.0

/30880/

98

/41/

84

/463/

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.

80

7.7

/25690/

75

/543/

73

/414/

3.8

/29920/

100

/35/

89

/286/

72

/12/

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

79

7.7

/34367/

76

/634/

74

/605/

3.9

/32144/

88

/26/

86

/654/

76

/5/

Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.

79

7.0

/29798/

69

/676/

69

/591/

3.7

/63170/

92

/52/

81

/709/

92

/7/

3.5

Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”

79

7.2

/28285/

69

/826/

69

/651/

3.7

/71910/

92

/72/

73

/438/

85

/16/

4.0

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.

79

7.6

/38202/

74

/768/

75

/623/

3.8

/55047/

90

/71/

88

/705/

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

82

78

7.6

/12844/

75

/244/

73

/220/

3.9

/16150/

100

/33/

86

/139/

87

/18/

Belfast police conduct a door-to-door manhunt for an IRA gunman wounded in a daring robbery.

80

78

7.6

/17512/

74

/346/

73

/310/

3.9

/21179/

93

/40/

89

/257/

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.

78

7.5

/36221/

74

/754/

73

/706/

3.9

/58100/

86

/57/