IMDb: Most Popular Film-Noir-Thriller Feature Films With At Least 10,000 Votes

30 titles.

Sort by: Popularity▲ \| A-Z \| User Rating \| Num Votes \| US Box Office \| Runtime \| Year \| US Release Date
1.		The Third Man (1949) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli Film-Noir \| Mystery \| Thriller 104 mins.
2.		Rebecca (1940) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders Drama \| Film-Noir \| Mystery \| Thriller 130 mins.
3.		Double Indemnity (1944) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X 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.
4.		Dial M for Murder (1954) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X 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.
5.		Touch of Evil (1958) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X 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.
6.		Strangers on a Train (1951) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 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 \| Thriller 101 mins.
7.		Notorious (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 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 Drama \| Film-Noir \| Romance \| Thriller 101 mins.
8.		The Big Sleep (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 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 114 mins.
9.		The Night of the Hunter (1955) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 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 Crime \| Drama \| Film-Noir \| Thriller 92 mins.
10.		Scarface (1932) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 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 Action \| Crime \| Drama \| Film-Noir \| Thriller United States-PASSED 93 mins.
11.		The Killing (1956) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X 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.
12.		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 100 mins.
13.		Gaslight (1944) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X 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.
14.		The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X 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.
15.		Spellbound (1945) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X A 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 111 mins.
16.		Gilda (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X Johnny Farrell is a gambling cheat who turns straight to work for an unsettling casino owner Ballin Mundson. But things take a turn for Johnny as his alluring ex-lover appears as Mundson's wife, and Mundson's machinations begin to unravel. Dir: Charles Vidor With: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready Drama \| Film-Noir \| Romance \| Thriller 110 mins.
17.		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 Crime \| Drama \| Film-Noir \| Thriller 97 mins.
18.		The Stranger (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X 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.
19.		I Confess (1953) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X 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.
20.		Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X 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.
21.		White Heat (1949) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X 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.
22.		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 \| Film-Noir \| Thriller 90 mins.
23.		Killer's Kiss (1955) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X 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.
24.		The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X 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.
25.		Niagara (1953) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X 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.
26.		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 94 mins.
27.		Cat People (1942) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together. Dir: Jacques Tourneur With: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Kent Smith Fantasy \| Film-Noir \| Horror \| Thriller 73 mins.
28.		Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X 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.
29.		Dark Passage (1947) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence. Dir: Delmer Daves With: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett Film-Noir \| Thriller 106 mins.
30.		High Sierra (1941) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X 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.

30 titles.

Sort by: Popularity▲ \| A-Z \| User Rating \| Num Votes \| US Box Office \| Runtime \| Year \| US Release Date
1.		The Third Man (1949) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli Film-Noir \| Mystery \| Thriller 104 mins.
2.		Rebecca (1940) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders Drama \| Film-Noir \| Mystery \| Thriller 130 mins.
3.		Double Indemnity (1944) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X 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.
4.		Dial M for Murder (1954) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X 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.
5.		Touch of Evil (1958) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X 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.
6.		Strangers on a Train (1951) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 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 \| Thriller 101 mins.
7.		Notorious (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 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 Drama \| Film-Noir \| Romance \| Thriller 101 mins.
8.		The Big Sleep (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 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 114 mins.
9.		The Night of the Hunter (1955) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 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 Crime \| Drama \| Film-Noir \| Thriller 92 mins.
10.		Scarface (1932) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 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 Action \| Crime \| Drama \| Film-Noir \| Thriller United States-PASSED 93 mins.
11.		The Killing (1956) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X 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.
12.		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 100 mins.
13.		Gaslight (1944) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X 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.
14.		The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X 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.
15.		Spellbound (1945) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X A 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 111 mins.
16.		Gilda (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X Johnny Farrell is a gambling cheat who turns straight to work for an unsettling casino owner Ballin Mundson. But things take a turn for Johnny as his alluring ex-lover appears as Mundson's wife, and Mundson's machinations begin to unravel. Dir: Charles Vidor With: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready Drama \| Film-Noir \| Romance \| Thriller 110 mins.
17.		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 Crime \| Drama \| Film-Noir \| Thriller 97 mins.
18.		The Stranger (1946) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X 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.
19.		I Confess (1953) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X 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.
20.		Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X 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.
21.		White Heat (1949) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X 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.
22.		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 \| Film-Noir \| Thriller 90 mins.
23.		Killer's Kiss (1955) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X 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.
24.		The Lady from Shanghai (1947) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X 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.
25.		Niagara (1953) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X 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.
26.		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 94 mins.
27.		Cat People (1942) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together. Dir: Jacques Tourneur With: Simone Simon, Tom Conway, Kent Smith Fantasy \| Film-Noir \| Horror \| Thriller 73 mins.
28.		Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X 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.
29.		Dark Passage (1947) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence. Dir: Delmer Daves With: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett Film-Noir \| Thriller 106 mins.
30.		High Sierra (1941) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X 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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