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Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity is a 1944 film-noir directed by Billy Wilder. The story explores a complex relationship between an insu...

Classic Crime 1940S Femme Fatale

9.7 Brilliant

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Heat

Heat, directed by Michael Mann, is a 1995 neo-noir crime film starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. The movie’s meticul...

Crime Neo Noir 1990S Heist

9.3 Excellent

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The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer, explores themes of manipulation and control within a Cold War...

Thriller 1960S Conspiracy United Artists

9.2 Excellent

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Le Jour se leve

Marcel Carne’s *Le Jour se leve* (1939) is a significant work of French cinema. The film explores themes of loneliness a...

Crime 1930S Poetic Realism Proto Noir

8.9 Great

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Le Cercle Rouge

Jean-Pierre Melville’s *Le Cercle Rouge* (1970) is a seminal French-Italian film noir centered around a meticulously pla...

Crime 1970S Heist French Noir

8.8 Great

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Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out presents a compelling narrative of betrayal and survival within the bleak atmosphere of post-war Belfast. Ja...

Crime Britain Noir 1940S

8.7 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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A Fugitive from the Past

Tomu Uchida’s *A Fugitive from the Past* is a significant 1965 Japanese film noir exploring themes of guilt and societal...

Epic Crime 1960S Japanese Noir

8.4 Great

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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

“The Friends of Eddie Coyle” portrays a bleak portrait of Boston’s criminal underworld in 1970s America. Robert Mitchum...

Boston Crime 1970S Neo Noir

8.4 Great

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The Naked Kiss

Samuel Fuller’s *The Naked Kiss* (1964) is a crime film set in a seemingly idyllic 1960s town. Constance Towers portrays...

Crime Neo Noir 1960S Social Noir

8.0 Great

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Branded to Kill

"Branded to Kill" is a 1967 Japanese yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki for the Nikkatsu studio. The film stars Joe S...

Surreal 1960S Japanese Noir Hitman

7.7 Good

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Underworld U.S.A.

Underworld U.S.A. is a 1961 film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller. The plot follows Tolly Devlin, played by Cl...

Crime Revenge 1960S Columbia

7.6 Good

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Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter is a 1966 Japanese yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki for the Nikkatsu studio. The film stars Tetsuya W...

Yakuza 1960S Stylized Japanese Noir

7.6 Good

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The Criminal

The Criminal is a 1960 British crime film directed by Joseph Losey, starring Stanley Baker as Johnny Bannion, a professi...

Crime Britain Noir 1960S

7.3 Good

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A Colt Is My Passport

"A Colt Is My Passport" is a 1967 Japanese crime film directed by Takashi Nomura and produced by the Nikkatsu studio. Th...

Yakuza 1960S Japanese Noir Hitman

7.2 Good

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I Am Waiting

I Am Waiting is a 1957 Japanese crime drama directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and produced by Nikkatsu. The story follows a...

Crime 1950S Waterfront Japanese Noir

7.1 Good

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Johnny O'Clock

*Johnny O'Clock* is a 1947 American film noir directed by Robert Rossen, based on a screenplay he adapted from his own o...

Classic Crime Gambling 1940S

7.0 Good

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Cruel Gun Story

Cruel Gun Story is a 1964 Japanese crime and heist film directed by Takumi Furukawa and produced by Nikkatsu. Joe Shishi...

Crime 1960S Heist Japanese Noir

7.0 Good

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Take Aim at the Police Van

Take Aim at the Police Van is a 1960 Japanese crime film directed by Seijun Suzuki and released by Nikkatsu. It begins w...

Procedural Crime 1960S Japanese Noir

6.7 Fair