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The Maltese Falcon
(1941) 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 | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery 100 mins. |
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Double Indemnity
(1944) An insurance representative 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 | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 107 mins. |
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Dial M for Murder
(1954) An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller 105 mins. |
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Touch of Evil
(1958) A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town. Dir: Orson Welles With: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller 95 mins. |
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Strangers on a Train
(1951) 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 | Thriller 101 mins. |
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The Big Sleep
(1946) 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 114 mins. |
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The Night of the Hunter
(1955) 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 Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 92 mins. |
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Scarface
(1932) 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 Action | Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller United States-PASSED 93 mins. |
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The Killing
(1956) Crooks plan and execute a daring race-track robbery. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 85 mins. |
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Laura
(1944) A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating. Dir: Otto Preminger With: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery 88 mins. |
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Key Largo
(1948) 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 100 mins. |
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Gaslight
(1944) Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if it means driving his wife insane. Dir: George Cukor With: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 114 mins. |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
(1946) A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband. Once the deed is done, they must live with the consequences of their actions. Dir: Tay Garnett With: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | Thriller 113 mins. |
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The Asphalt Jungle
(1950) A major heist goes off as planned, until bad luck and double crosses cause everything to unravel. Dir: John Huston With: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen Crime | Film-Noir | Drama 112 mins. |
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Mildred Pierce
(1945) A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter. Dir: Michael Curtiz With: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance 111 mins. |
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The Killers
(1946) Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins. Dir: Robert Siodmak With: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery 97 mins. |
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Out of the Past
(1947) 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 Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 97 mins. |
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The Stranger
(1946) An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi. Dir: Orson Welles With: Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 95 mins. |
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I Confess
(1953) A priest who comes under suspicion for murder cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller 95 mins. |
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Angels with Dirty Faces
(1938) A priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids. Dir: Michael Curtiz With: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 97 mins. |
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White Heat
(1949) A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. Shortly after the plan takes place, events take a crazy turn Dir: Raoul Walsh With: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 114 mins. |
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The Big Heat
(1953) Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate. Dir: Fritz Lang With: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller 90 mins. |
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Killer's Kiss
(1955) Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days. Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Frank Silvera, Irene Kane, Jamie Smith Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 67 mins. |
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The Lady from Shanghai
(1947) Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot. With: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 87 mins. |
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Niagara
(1953) As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder. Dir: Henry Hathaway With: Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters Crime | Film-Noir | Thriller 92 mins. |
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Kiss Me Deadly
(1955) A doomed female hitchhiker pulls Mike Hammer into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue, revolving around a mysterious "great whatsit." Dir: Robert Aldrich With: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 106 mins. |
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High Sierra
(1941) After being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort. Dir: Raoul Walsh With: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis Adventure | Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller 100 mins. |
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