Films with the genre "Noir", sorted by name

, 1h48
Directed by Lana et Lilly Wachowski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Erotic thriller films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, John P. Ryan, Christopher Meloni, John P. Ryan

Corky (Gina Gershon), an ex-con who has just finished a five-year jail sentence, arrives at an apartment building to start work as a painter and plumber. On her way up to the apartment, she encounters the couple who live next-door, Violet (Jennifer Tilly) and Caesar (Joe Pantoliano). After Caesar has gone out, Violet flirts with Corky and asks her to help retrieve an earring that has fallen down her sink. After Corky extracts the earring, Violet admits she lost it on purpose in order to get closer to Corky, and starts to seduce her. They are interrupted by the arrival of Caesar and Corky goes back to work. When she leaves for the day, Violet follows her to her truck. They go to Corky's apartment and have sex. The next morning, Violet tells Corky that Caesar is a money launderer for the Mafia and they have been together for five years.

, 1h50
Directed by Rian Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Emilie de Ravin, Noah Fleiss, Matt O'Leary, Richard Roundtree

High school student Brendan Frye lives a lonely existence following his break up with ex-girlfriend Emily Kostich and the betrayal of his friend Jerr to the authorities. One morning, Brendan discovers a note leading him to a pay phone, where he receives a phone call from a terrified Emily. While begging him for help, she mentions a "brick", "poor Frisco", "Tug", and "the Pin", before abruptly and fearfully hanging up. Her fear appears to have been caused by a passing black Ford Mustang, from which a distinctive-looking cigarette was thrown. Upon asking for information from his acquaintance named Brain, Brendan's search for Emily leads him to Kara, an ex-girlfriend of his - which further leads him to a Halloween party attended by a flirtatious Laura and her boyfriend, Brad Bramish.

, 1h25
Directed by George Sherman
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, John Alexander, Peggy Dow, Alex Nicol, Russell Collins

An intern is shot mysteriously on an East River pier adjoining Bellevue Hospital. The chief investigating detective views this as a difficult case, so with the cooperation of the Commissioner of Hospitals he assigns a detective who had been a medical corpsman, Fred Rowan of the Confidential Squad, to go undercover as intern "Fred Gilbert."

, 1h28
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Films about automobiles, Serial killer films, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Amanda Plummer, Saskia Reeves, Kathy Jamieson, Lisa Riley, Paul Bown, Fine Time Fontayne

Set on the bleak motorways of Lancashire, Butterfly Kiss tells the story of Eunice (Plummer), a bisexual serial killer, and Miriam (Reeves), a naive, innocent and lonely young girl who falls under her spell.

, 1h15
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors John Carradine, Dean Jagger, Edith Atwater, Harry Landers, Walter Brooke, Mariangela Giordano

U.S. Customs Department Agent Cliff Holden's (Dean Jagger) childhood best friend and boss is murdered while chasing down jewel thieves. He's assigned to find the murderers and solve the case. He flies to Europe in order to catch the return flight in order to catch suspect Matty Royal (Rene Paul).

, 1h11
Directed by Don Siegel, Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramón Novarro, DeForest Kelley

U.S. Army lieutenant Duke Halliday (Robert Mitchum) is robbed of a $300,000 payroll by Jim Fiske (Patric Knowles). When Halliday's superior, Captain Vincent Blake (William Bendix), suspects him of having taken part in the theft, Halliday has no choice but to pursue Fiske into Mexico. Along the way, he runs into Joan Graham (Jane Greer), who is after the $2000 she loaned to her boyfriend, Fiske. The two join forces, though they are not sure at first if they can trust each other. Fiske stays one step ahead of the couple, while they are in turn chased by Blake. When Halliday is knocked down trying to stop Fiske from getting away, he comes to the attention of Police Inspector General Ortega (Ramon Novarro). Ortega lets him go after Halliday claims to be Blake (using identification he took from the captain after a brawl), but keeps an eye on him. His suspicions are confirmed when the real Blake shows up at his office for help.

, 1h47
Directed by Pablo Trapero
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Ricardo Darín, Martina Gusmán, Pablo Trapero

Sosa is a lawyer recently expelled from the bar association who works as an ambulance chaser - known as "carancho" in Argentina - touring the emergency departments of the public hospitals and the police stations, in search of potential clients for his barely legal law firm. One night he meets Luján, a young doctor recently arrived from the provinces trying to get an internship as a surgeon. The two start a romantic relationship that is threatened when Sosa breaks his bond with his corrupt boss. When Sosa is about to get back his attorney registration, and while making amends for his bad deeds, he and Luján are attacked by former partners of the firm, initiating an escalation of violence.

, 1h23
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor, Basil Rathbone, Margaret Wycherly, Felix Bressart

In 1935, French Diplomat David Talbot (William Powell) and his bride Lucienne (Hedy Lamarr) are enjoying their third month of marriage in Paris when Talbot is confronted by extortionist Carlos Le Duc (Vladimir Sokoloff) who demands money in exchange for not turning him in to the police.

, 2h4
Directed by Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Origin Maroc
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Noir
Actors Anas El Baz, Driss Roukhe, Omar Lotfi, Hassan Essakali

Karim (Anas El Baz) et Adil (Omar Lotfi), deux amis d'enfance, sont de jeunes oisifs au vocabulaire vulgaire, qui vivent de petits boulots et d'arnaques dans l'un des anciens quartiers européens de la ville de Casablanca (« Casa la blanche ») qu'ils ont rebaptisée « Casanegra » (« Casa la noire ») terme ironique suggéré par un chauffeur de taxi pour exprimer l'abîme entre les riches (de Casablanca) et les pauvres (de Casanegra). Karim, beau gosse bien fringué, gère un réseau d'enfants de rue qui vendent des cigarettes au détail, alors que Adil rêve de partir travailler à Malmö et cherche la somme d'argent nécessaire à son projet. Karim vit dans une famille où le père, ancien ouvrier d'une usine de traitement de poisson, est handicapé majeur, alors que Adil vit avec sa mère et son beau-père psychopathe et violent, et finit par fuir après s'être vengé en brûlant la voiture de ce dernier. Zrirek (Mohamed Benbrahim) un truand mafieux local qui se fait payer en menaçant ses victimes à l'aide d'une perceuse, leur propose de travailler pour lui. Il les envoie d'abord récupérer une somme chez Rami, un homosexuel réticent, qu'ils finissent par tabasser et voler, Dans sa somptueuse villa, Adil découvre une grosse somme qu'il cache. Karim se rend en boîte de nuit de luxe où il rencontre Nabila, la vendeuse de meubles voisine, divorcée et en quête d'amour, mais il est trahi dans son amour par ses vendeurs de cigarettes qui révèlent son vrai visage de paumé. De son côté, Adil fait fuir sa mère en province et lui remet la somme volée à la station d'autocars. Lors d'une réunion dans la boîte de nuit miteuse qu'il fréquente, Zrirek, qui s'intéresse beaucoup aux courses, leur propose de droguer un cheval gagnant pour miser sur un autre et gagner beaucoup d'argent, mais le cheval s'enfuit et dans la course-poursuite qui s'ensuit, Zrirek est blessé et arrêté par la police. La fin nous remet au début de l'histoire.

, 1h28
Directed by Philippe Carrese
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Noir
Themes La provence
Actors Didier Bénureau, Simon Astier, Agnès Soral, Patrick Bosso, Marie Kremer, Damien Jouillerot

Marc, un assureur de province, médiocre et psychorigide, rentre en contact avec le Milieu pour faire éliminer sa femme, insupportable matrone castratrice.

, 1h22
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh, Kathleen Harrison, Robert Flemyng, Mona Washbourne

After a year of marriage, Edward "Teddy" Bare (Dirk Bogarde) kills his wealthy older wife, Monica (Mona Washbourne), after she asks her lawyer, Phillip Mortimer (Robert Flemyng), to change her will. He stages it to look as if she was accidentally asphyxiated while drunkenly trying to light a gas heater.

, 1h17
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Burgess Meredith, Henry O'Neill, Jerome Cowan

Un voleur est envoyé à la prison de Sing Sing. Sa petite amie voulant l'aider, se retrouve sous l'influence d'un avocat véreux, et pour lui échapper elle saute en marche d'une voiture.

, 1h34
Origin Grece
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Noir
Actors Stavros Xenidis, Dimitris Nikolaidis, Zannino

Après la mort de son père, Anna-Margo (Voula Harilaou) quitte la maison familiale car elle ne s'entend plus avec sa mère et son frère Alexandros (Thannasis Mylonas). Elle s'installe à l'hôtel. Cependant, elle est toujours en contact avec sa famille en raison de problèmes liés à l'héritage. Un jour, une femme Evi Linardou l'appelle et la menace. Anna-Margo fait alors appel à un avocat Tonis Karzis (Michalis Nikolinakos) pour retrouver cette Evi Linardou. L'enquête de l'avocat le mène chez un peintre Bampis Fokas puis un photographe Valentinos pour qui Linardou aurait posé. C'est alors que Valentinos et Alexandros sont assassinés et qu'Anna-Margo disparaît. Karzis finit par retrouver Linardou. Il apprend qu'elle est la meilleure amie d'Anna-Margo ainsi que l'épouse d'Alexandros. Il apprend aussi qu'Anna Margo souffre de schizophrénie.

, 1h38
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes L'usurpation d'identité, Escroquerie
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Phyllis Thaxter, Lyle Bettger, Jane Cowl, Henry O'Neill

Helen Ferguson (Barbara Stanwyck) is eight months pregnant and unmarried. When she goes to her unfaithful boyfriend Morley for help, all he gives her is a train ticket back to where she came from.

, 1h47
Directed by Julien Duvivier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes La provence
Actors Robert Hossein, Jean Sorel, Catherine Rouvel, Georges Wilson, Nicole Berger, Lucien Raimbourg

À Paris, les deux complices Daniel Boisset et Paul Genest sont surpris lors d’une tentative de cambriolage : la victime, après avoir blessé Daniel, est abattue par Paul. Alors que celui-ci s’enfuit, Daniel est capturé et accusé du meurtre, mais réussit à s’évader. Il trouve refuge dans un coin perdu des Alpes-Maritimes où il est embauché par Thomas, un brave garagiste. La jeune femme de Thomas, la pulpeuse et vénale Maria, découvre sa véritable identité et le contraint à ouvrir le coffre-fort de son mari pour s’approprier son magot, mais ce dernier les prend sur le fait…