Film Noir
Movie Recommendations
| Classic film noir (from 1935 through 1969) |
| Contemporary noir (from 1970 to the present) |
All of these movies are located in the Drama section unless otherwise noted. If you like the titles on this list you may also want to view the documentary Film Noir: Bringing Light to Darkness on DVD.
Classic Film Noir (from 1935 through 1969)
Ace in the Hole. Not rated. 1951. DVD
Angel Face. Not rated. 1950. DVD
Angels With Dirty Faces. Not rated. 1938. DVD
The Asphalt Jungle. Not rated. 1950. DVD
The Big Clock. Not rated. 1948. DVD
The Big Heat. Not rated. 1953. DVD
The Big Sleep. Not rated. 1946. DVD
Black Widow. Not rated. 1954. DVD
The Blue Gardenia. Not rated. 1953. DVD
A Blueprint for Murder. Not rated. 1953. DVD
Border Incident. Not rated. 1949. DVD
Born to Kill. Not rated. 1947. DVD
Brute Force. Not rated. 1947. DVD
Bullitt. PG. 1968. DVD Action/Adventure
The Burglar. Not rated. 1957. DVD
Call Northside 777. Not rated. 1948. DVD
Cape Fear. Not rated. 1961. DVD
Citizen Kane. PG. 1941. DVD
Clash by Night. Not rated. 1952. DVD
The Complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a Confidential Report. Not rated. 1955. DVD
Crossfire. Not rated. 1947. DVD
Dangerous Crossing. Not rated. 1953. DVD
The Dark Corner. Not rated. 1946. DVD
Dark Passage. Not rated. 1947. DVD
Detour. Not rated. 1945. DVD
Dillinger. Not rated. 1945. DVD
D.O.A. Not rated. 1950. DVD
A Double Life. Not rated. 1947. DVD
Double Indemnity. Not rated. 1944. DVD
Drive a Crooked Road. Not rated. 1954. DVD
Fallen Angel. Not rated. 1945. DVD
Film Noir Classics I and II. Not rated. 1952-1959. DVD
Force of Evil. Not rated. 1949. DVD
Fury. Not rated. 1936. DVD
Gilda. Not rated. 1946. DVD
Gun Crazy. Not rated. 1949. DVD
He Walked by Night. Not rated. 1948. DVD
High and Low. Not rated. 1963. DVD World (Japanese)
High Sierra. Not rated. 1941. DVD
His Kind of Woman! Not rated. 1951. DVD
The Hitch-Hiker. Not rated. 1953. DVD
House of Strangers. Not rated. 1949. DVD
The House on 92nd Street. Not rated. 1945. DVD
The House on Telegraph Hill. Not rated. 1951. DVD
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. Not rated. 1932. DVD
I Wake Up Screaming. Not rated. 1941. DVD
I Want to Live! Not rated. 1958. DVD
In a Lonely Place. Not rated. 1950. DVD
Key Largo. Not rated. 1948. DVD
Killer Bait. Not rated. 1949. DVD
The Killers. Not rated. 1946. DVD
Killer's Kiss. Not rated. 1955. DVD
The Killing. Not rated. 1956. DVD
A Kiss Before Dying. Not rated. 1955. DVD
Kiss Me Deadly. Not rated. 1955. DVD
Kiss of Death. Not rated. 1947. DVD
The Lady from Shanghai. Not rated. 1948. DVD
Lady in the Lake. Not rated. 1947. DVD
Laura. Not rated. 1944. DVD
Leave Her to Heaven. Not rated. 1945. DVD
The Letter. Not rated. 1940. DVD
The Lost Weekend. Not rated. 1945. DVD
M. Not rated. 1931. DVD World (German)
Macao. Not rated. 1952. DVD
The Maltese Falcon. Not rated. 1941. DVD
Man in the Attic. Not rated. 1953. DVD
Mildred Pierce. Not rated. 1945. DVD
The Mob. Not rated. 1951. DVD
Murder, My Sweet. Not rated. 1944. DVD
My Name is Julia Ross. Not rated. 1945. DVD
The Naked City. Not rated. 1948. DVD
The Narrow Margin. Not rated. 1952. DVD
Niagara. Not rated. 1953. DVD
Night and the City. Not rated. 1950. DVD
The Night of the Hunter. Not rated. 1955. DVD
Nightmare Alley. Not rated. 1947. DVD
No Way Out. Not rated. 1950. DVD
Notorious. Not rated. 1946. DVD
On Dangerous Ground. Not rated. 1952. DVD
Out of the Past. Not rated. 1947. DVD
Panic in the Streets. Not rated. 1950. DVD
Pickup on South Street. Not rated. 1953. DVD
Point Blank. Not rated. 1967. DVD
The Postman Always Rings Twice. Not rated. 1946. DVD
Prowler. Not rated. 1951. DVD
The Racket. Not rated. 1951. DVD
Railroaded. Not rated. 1947. DVD
Raw Deal. Not rated. 1948. DVD
Rififi. Not rated. 1955. DVD World (French)
Road House. Not rated. 1948. DVD
The Roaring Twenties. Not rated. 1939. DVD
Le Samouraï. Not rated. 1967. DVD World (French)
Scarlet Street. Not rated. 1945. DVD
The Set-Up. Not rated. 1949. DVD
Shadow Man. Not rated. 1953. DVD
Shadow of a Doubt. Not rated. 1943. DVD
Shoot the Piano Player. Not rated. 1960. DVD World (French)
Shoot to Kill. Not rated. 1947. DVD
Somewhere in the Night. Not rated. 1946. DVD
Spellbound. Not rated. 1945. DVD
Strange Impersonation. Not rated. 1946. DVD
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. Not rated. 1946. DVD
The Stranger. Not rated. 1946. DVD
Strangers on a Train. Not rated. 1951. DVD
Sunset Boulevard. Not rated. 1950. DVD
Sweet Smell of Success. Not rated. 1957. DVD
T-Men. Not rated. 1948. DVD
Thieves' Highway. Not rated. 1949. DVD
The Third Man. Not rated. 1949. DVD Action/Adventure
The 39 Steps. Not rated. 1935. DVD
This Gun for Hire. Not rated. 1942. DVD Action/Adventure
Tight Spot. Not rated. 1955. DVD
Touch of Evil. Not rated. 1958. DVD
Where the Sidewalk Ends. Not rated. 1950. DVD
Whirlpool. Not rated. 1949. DVD
White Heat. Not rated. 1949. DVD Action/Adventure
The Woman in the Window. Not rated. 1944. DVD
The Wrong Man. Not rated. 1956. DVD
Contemporary Noir (from 1970 to the present)
Against All Odds. R. 1984. DVD
Angel Heart. R. 1987. DVD
Atlantic City. R. 1981. DVD
Bitter Harvest. R. 2001. DVD
The Black Dahlia. R. 2006. DVD
Blade Runner. R. 1982. DVD SF/Fantasy
Blood Simple. R. 1983. DVD
Blue Velvet. R. 1986. DVD
Body Heat. R. 1981. DVD
Brick. R. 2005. DVD
Chan is Missing. Not rated. 1982. DVD Action/Adventure
China Moon. R. 1991. DVD
Chinatown. R. 1974. DVD
Croupier. Not rated. 1998. DVD
Dead Again. R. 1991. DVD
Deep Cover. R. 1992. DVD Action/Adventure
The Departed. R. 2006. DVD
Desperate Hours. R. 1990. DVD
Devil in a Blue Dress. R. 1995. DVD
Double Identity. R. 2008. DVD Action/Adventure
Fight Club. R. 1999. DVD
The Good German. R. 2006. DVD
The Grifters. R. 1990. DVD
Hard Eight. R. 1997. DVD
Heat. R. 1995. DVD Action/Adventure
A History of Violence. R. 2005. DVD
Hollywoodland. R. 2006. DVD
House of Games. R. 1987. DVD
The House of Yes. R. 1997. DVD Comedy
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. R. 2003. DVD
Infernal Affairs. R. 2002. DVD World (Chinese)
Insomnia. Not rated. 1997. DVD World (Norwegian)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. R. 2005. DVD
L.A. Confidential. R. 1997. DVD
The Long Goodbye. R. 1973. DVD
The Lookout. R. 2007. DVD
The Man Who Wasn’t There. R. 2001. DVD
The Manchurian Candidate. PG-13. 1962. DVD
Manhunter. R. 1986. DVD Horror
Memento. R. 2000. DVD
Miller’s Crossing. R. 1990. DVD
Monsieur Hire. PG-13. 1989. DVD World (French)
Mulholland Dr. R. 2001. DVD Horror
Mulholland Falls. R. 1995. DVD
Night Moves. R. 1975. DVD
Pulp Fiction. R. 1994. DVD
Red Rock West. R. 1992. DVD
Reservoir Dogs. R. 1992. DVD
Rounders. R. 1998. DVD
Se7en. R. 1995. DVD
Sin City. R. 2005. DVD Action/Adventure
The Spanish Prisoner. PG. 1998. DVD
Swoon. R. 1992. DVD
The Talented Mr. Ripley. R. 1999. DVD
Taxi Driver. R. 1976. DVD
Tequila Sunrise. R. 1988. DVD
True Romance. Not rated. 1993. DVD Action/Adventure
Twilight. R. 1997. DVD
The Two Jakes. R. 1990. DVD
Under Suspicion. R. 1999. DVD
The Usual Suspects. R. 1995. DVD
With a Friend Like Harry. R. 2000. DVD World (French)