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Classic Film Noir Movies

Name: Classic Film Noir Movies
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Classic film noir from the golden age (1940s-1950s) — the originals that defined the genre.

Classic Film Noir Movies — 12 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.

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Title↕	Year↕	Director↕	IMDB Rating↕	Genre↕	Country↕	Runtime (min)↕	Overview↕
Sunset Boulevard	1950	Billy Wilder	8.3	Drama	United States of America	110	A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Vertigo	1958	Alfred Hitchcock	8.1	Mystery, Romance, Thriller	United States of America	128	A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Double Indemnity	1944	Billy Wilder	8.1	Crime, Thriller	United States of America	107	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.
The Third Man	1949	Carol Reed	7.9	Thriller, Mystery	United Kingdom	105	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...
The Night of the Hunter	1955	Charles Laughton	7.9	Crime, Drama, Thriller	United States of America	93	In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
Touch of Evil	1958	Orson Welles	7.8	Crime, Thriller, Drama	United States of America	111	A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police investigation led by crooked captain Hank Quinlan, setting off a deadly struggle over power, justice, and truth.
Strangers on a Train	1951	Alfred Hitchcock	7.7	Crime, Thriller	United States of America	101	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.
The Maltese Falcon	1941	John Huston	7.7	Mystery, Crime, Thriller	United States of America	100	A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Notorious	1946	Alfred Hitchcock	7.7	Thriller, Romance, Mystery	United States of America	103	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 B...
The Killing	1956	Stanley Kubrick	7.6	Crime, Thriller	United States of America	85	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 wher...
The Big Sleep	1946	Howard Hawks	7.6	Mystery, Crime, Thriller	United States of America	114	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.
Shadow of a Doubt	1943	Alfred Hitchcock	7.5	Thriller, Mystery	United States of America	107	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.

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