Most Popular Film-Noir Feature Films

1. M (1931) M (1931)
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When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut Film-Noir | Thriller PG 117 mins.
2. Sunset Blvd. (1950) Sunset Blvd. (1950)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.7/10 X  
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Dir: Billy Wilder With: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim Drama | Film-Noir PG 110 mins.
3. Diabolique (1955) Diabolique (1955)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X  
The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed, his body disappears, and strange events begin to plague the two women. Dir: H.G. Clouzot With: Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse Film-Noir | Horror | Mystery | Thriller 12A 114 mins.
4. The Third Man (1949) The Third Man (1949)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X  
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime. Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller PG 104 mins.
5. Double Indemnity (1944) Double Indemnity (1944)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.5/10 X  
An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions. Dir: Billy Wilder With: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller PG 107 mins.
6. The Maltese Falcon (1941) The Maltese Falcon (1941)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X  
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette. Dir: John Huston With: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller PG
7. Strangers on a Train (1951) Strangers on a Train (1951)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller PG 101 mins.
8. Rebecca (1940) Rebecca (1940)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X  
When a naive young woman marries a rich widower and settles in his gigantic mansion, she finds the memory of the first wife maintaining a grip on her husband and the servants. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller PG 130 mins.
9. Notorious (1946) Notorious (1946)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller U 101 mins.
10. The Big Sleep (1946) The Big Sleep (1946)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Dir: Howard Hawks With: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller PG 114 mins.
11. Touch of Evil (1958) Touch of Evil (1958)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X  
Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town. Dir: Orson Welles With: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller 12 95 mins.
12. The Phenix City Story (1955) The Phenix City Story (1955)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
In this semidocumentary, an Alabama town is run by a crime syndicate that's grown fat on prostitution and crooked gambling... Dir: Phil Karlson With: John McIntire, Richard Kiley, Kathryn Grant Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | History 100 mins.
13. The Killing (1956) The Killing (1956)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller PG 85 mins.
14. The Night of the Hunter (1955) The Night of the Hunter (1955)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery. Dir: Charles Laughton With: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 12 93 mins.
15. Key Largo (1948) Key Largo (1948)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  
A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other. Dir: John Huston With: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller PG 100 mins.
16. Scarface (1932) Scarface (1932)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  
An ambitious and near insanely violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall. Dir: Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson With: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley Crime | Drama | Film-Noir 15 93 mins.
17. Mildred Pierce (1945) Mildred Pierce (1945)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but can't win the approval of her spoiled daughter. Dir: Michael Curtiz With: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance PG 111 mins.
18. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
A young woman discovers her visiting "Uncle Charlie" may not be the man he seems to be. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller PG 108 mins.
19. Spellbound (1945) Spellbound (1945)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
A female psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller PG 111 mins.
20. Out of the Past (1947) Out of the Past (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames. Dir: Jacques Tourneur With: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller PG 97 mins.
21. Laura (1944) Laura (1944)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating. Dir: Otto Preminger With: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller PG 88 mins.
22. Gilda (1946) Gilda (1946)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  
The sinister boss of a South American casino finds that his right-hand man Johnny and his sensuous new wife Gilda already know each other. Dir: Charles Vidor With: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller PG 110 mins.
23. The Big Heat (1953) The Big Heat (1953)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 15 89 mins.
24. In a Lonely Place (1950) In a Lonely Place (1950)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. But she begins to have doubts... Dir: Nicholas Ray With: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller PG 94 mins.
25. Rififi (1955) Rififi (1955)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
Four men plan a technically perfect crime, but the human element intervenes... Dir: Jules Dassin With: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 12 122 mins.