swap_horiz Mystery Street Alternatives

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Touch of Evil

Orson Welles’ *Touch of Evil* (1958) is a seminal film-noir exploring moral decay along the US-Mexico border. The movie'...

Classic Universal 1950S Corruption

9.4 Excellent

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The Killing

Stanley Kubrick’s *The Killing* is a 1956 film-noir exploring a complex heist plot through a deliberately disorienting n...

Classic 1950S Heist Kubrick

8.9 Great

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The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point, directed by Michael Curtiz, is a classic 1950 film noir based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel. Starring...

Classic Crime 1950S Warner

8.5 Great

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The Narrow Margin

Richard Fleischer’s *The Narrow Margin* (1952) is a classic film noir centered around a train robbery gone wrong. This R...

Classic Crime 1950S Train

8.4 Great

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Where the Sidewalk Ends

Otto Preminger’s *Where the Sidewalk Ends* (1950) is a classic film noir exploring moral ambiguity within the Los Angele...

Classic Police 1950S Fox

8.1 Great

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Murder by Contract

“Murder by Contract (1958) presents a stark narrative of a professional assassin, played by Vince Edwards, navigating a...

Classic Minimalist 1950S Columbia

8.1 Great

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Act of Violence

Act of Violence presents a compelling crime narrative set within the classic film noir genre. Released in 1949 by MGM, t...

Classic Crime 1940S Veteran

8.0 Great

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Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11 is a 1954 prison film noir directed by Don Siegel and produced by Walter Wanger. The narrative fol...

Classic Social 1950S Prison

8.0 Great

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He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night is a 1948 American crime film presented in a semidocumentary film-noir style. Directed by Alfred L. W...

Classic Police Procedural 1940S

7.9 Good

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Try and Get Me!

Try and Get Me! is the reissue title of The Sound of Fury, a 1950 American film noir directed by Cy Endfield and distrib...

Classic Crime 1950S United Artists

7.9 Good

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Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 film noir directed by Robert Wise and starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, and Ed Begl...

Classic Social 1950S Heist

7.8 Good

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Border Incident

Border Incident is a 1949 American film noir directed by Anthony Mann and photographed by John Alton. It follows America...

Classic Procedural 1940S Border

7.8 Good

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The Phenix City Story

The Phenix City Story is a 1955 American film noir directed by Phil Karlson, blending semi-documentary techniques with t...

Classic Crime 1950S Corruption

7.8 Good

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The Lineup

The Lineup is a 1958 American film noir directed by Don Siegel, distributed by Columbia Pictures. It serves as a loose f...

Classic Procedural Crime 1950S

7.8 Good

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The Sniper

The Sniper is a 1952 film noir directed by Edward Dmytryk for Columbia Pictures. The film stars Arthur Franz as Eddie Mi...

Classic Procedural 1950S Serial Killer

7.4 Good

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Party Girl

Party Girl is a 1958 American film noir directed by Nicholas Ray, set against the backdrop of 1930s Chicago. The film st...

Classic Gangster 1950S Mgm

7.3 Good

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Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm! is a 1951 American suspense film directed by Tay Garnett and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Loretta Y...

Classic Thriller 1950S Domestic

6.8 Fair

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Union Station

Union Station is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Rudolph Maté and released by Paramount Pictures. William Ho...

Classic Procedural 1950S Paramount+

6.7 Fair

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Rogue Cop

Rogue Cop is a 1954 American film noir directed by Roy Rowland for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Robert Taylor plays police detec...

Classic Crime 1950S Corruption

6.7 Fair

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House of Numbers

House of Numbers is a 1957 American film noir directed by Russell Rouse and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Jack Palanc...

Classic Escape 1950S Prison

6.0 Fair