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Pawn (2013)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Forest Whitaker, Nikki Reed, Sean Faris, Ray Liotta, Deborah Twiss, Michael Chiklis
An old gangster, with a hard drive containing records of who he paid off, is targeted by a competition between dirty cops, internal affairs, etc. The dirty cops hire a thug to get into the safe (in the back of a diner) at midnight. But he brings his friends and goes too early for the time-release lock. Another crooked cop shows up (for uncertain reasons). The shooting ensues and during hostage negotiations the thug tries to put the blame onto an ex-con who just got out of jail, so that no one notices the real target is the hard drive.
The Lookout (2012)
, 1h29Directed by Michele Placido
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Mathieu Kassovitz, Daniel Auteuil, Olivier Gourmet, Arly Jover, Francis Renaud, Violante Placido
Mattei is about to arrest a gang of bankrobbers, when an unknown sniper shoots most of the policemen on site under his responsibility.
C-Man (1949)
, 1h15Origin 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).
Fear (1946)
, 1h8Directed by Alfred Zeisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Warren William, Peter Cookson, Anne Gwynne, Nestor Paiva, Almira Sessions, Ernie Adams
A broke medical student in desperate need of tuition money sells everything he owns to a dishonest professor. When the student's scholarship is suddenly taken from him, he flies into a rage and kills the professor, whom he feels is responsible for his situation. His life then begins to improve, but as the student grows more reckless, police suspicion continues to grow.
Blonde for a Day (1946)
Directed by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Hugh Beaumont, Kathryn Adams Doty, Richard Fraser, Cy Kendall, Frank Ferguson, Harry Depp
Le journaliste Dillingham Dilly Smith (Richard Fraser) écrit plusieurs articles à charge accusant la police et pointant son incapacité à résoudre une série de meurtres. Il échappe finalement de peu à une tentative d'assassinat et se tourne vers le détective privé Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont) pour le protéger et poursuivre son enquête.
Teenage Doll (1957)
, 1h11Directed by Roger Corman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Fay Spain, Ed Nelson, Bruno VeSota, Abby Dalton, Richard Devon
The Black Widows, a teenage girl gang, find one of their number killed; they suspect Barbara, sometime girlfriend of the leader of rival gang The Vandals. As the gangs prepare for a rumble, we glimpse the members' home lives, exaggerating every type of Family dysfunction; but that of their "average American" quarry is no better. Full of shadowy urban night scenes.
Bewitched (1945)
, 1h5Directed by Arch Oboler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Phyllis Thaxter, Edmund Gwenn, Addison Richards, Kathleen Lockhart, Will Wright, Gladys Blake
On the eve of her engagement, a demure young woman becomes the victim of a split personality and murders her fiance.
The Mask of Diijon (1946)
, 1h13Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Erich von Stroheim, Jeanne Bates, William Wright, Edward Van Sloan, Denise Vernac, George Chandler
Diijon, a tired magician, gives up his act to study the power of the mind. His wife Victoria, once supportive, now is struggling to pay bills. She urges her stubborn and older husband to return to the magic field where Diijon was considered one of the greats. He refuses but does reluctantly agree to do a hypnotism nightclub act at Victoria's urging. The act goes bad and he's laughed off the stage. He's convinced this is the handiwork of Victoria's ex-lover Tony Holliday. Later, Diijon finds that he does indeed have the power to control men's minds and begins to take revenge on the people he felt made him look like a fool. He hypnotizes his young wife to kill the man. Unfortunately for Diijon, things go horribly wrong.
The Black Dahlia (2006)
, 2h1Directed by Brian De Palma
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr
In Los Angeles, on January 15, 1947, LAPD officers Dwight 'Bucky' Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) and Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart), investigate the murder and dismemberment of Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner), soon dubbed 'The Black Dahlia' by the press. Bucky learns that Elizabeth was an aspiring actress who appeared in a pornographic film. Through his investigation, Bucky learns that Elizabeth liked to hang out with lesbians. He goes to a lesbian nightclub and meets Madeleine Linscott (Hilary Swank), who looks very much like Elizabeth. Madeleine, who comes from a prominent family, tells Bucky that she was 'very close' with Elizabeth but asks him to keep her name out of the papers. In exchange for his silence, she promises him sexual favors. Continuing his relationship with Madeleine, Bucky meets her wealthy parents, Emmett (John Kavanagh) and Ramona (Fiona Shaw).
Coffin from Hong Kong (1964)
, 1h33Origin German
Genres Action, Noir, Crime
Actors Heinz Drache, Ralf Wolter, Sabine Sesselmann, Willy Birgel, Elga Andersen, Pierre Richard
Le cadavre d’une Chinoise, arrivée récemment à Londres avec le cercueil de son mari britannique mort récemment, ayant été retrouvé dans son appartement, le détective privé Nelson Ryan se rend à Hong Kong afin d’enquêter sur place.
The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
, 1h13Directed by Howard W. Koch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, Mamie Van Doren, Ron Randell, Marie Windsor, John Dehner
A lodge in Kanab, Utah is where Los Angeles lawyer David Hewson goes for a peaceful vacation. He quickly is attracted to Beth Dixon, a switchboard operator and a former personal assistant to lodge owner Edmund Parry.
Violence (1947)
, 1h12Directed by Jack Bernhard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Nancy Coleman, Michael O'Shea, Sheldon Leonard, Peter Whitney, Emory Parnell, Pierre Watkin
Ann Mason (Coleman),an undercover reporter, develops amnesia after infiltrating a neo-fascist group.
Do or Die! (1960)
, 1h40Directed by Georges Lautner
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Spy, Noir
Themes Spy films
Actors Bernard Blier, Juliette Mayniel, Daniel Sorano, Gisèle Sandré, Jacques Chabassol, Roger Dutoit
Stefan, qui a appartenu naguère aux services secrets et qui aspire à une vie tranquille à l'ombre des corons, voit réapparaitre Milan, un ancien collègue. Il va falloir assumer dans le Limbourg, puis à Amsterdam, une ténébreuse affaire de documents qui intéressent aussi Lenzi, son ancien chef, maintenant à son compte. Une femme aux yeux troublants, Edith, se trouve également sur la route. Stefan, lancé malgré lui à corps perdu dans la bagarre, aura le dessus. Il peut ainsi retrouver Denise, son épouse chérie et ses chers puits de mines.
Hotel Noir (2012)
, 1h37Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Rufus Sewell, Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Kevin Connolly
Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him. During the course of one night he will meet various occupants of the hotel and the truth of how he came to be in his present situation will be revealed.
The Beat Generation (1959)
, 1h33Directed by Charles F. Haas
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Ray Danton, Fay Spain, Margaret Hayes, Jackie Coogan
In the opening scene, a "beatnik" named Stan Hess (Ray Danton) sits at a table in a coffee house with a woman who begs him for his affection. He scorns her, then encounters his father at another table, who announces his engagement to a younger woman who had also pursued Stan. He insults his stepmother-to-be and departs. Hess is established as a woman-hating habitué of a stereotyped and sensationalized beatnik scene.