swap_horiz Pale Flower Alternatives

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Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity is a 1944 American noir by Billy Wilder, adapted from James M. Cain and noted for its fatalistic insura...

Classic Crime 1940S Femme Fatale

9.7 Brilliant

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Heat

Heat is a 1995 American crime epic directed by Michael Mann, famous for pairing Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and for its...

Crime Neo Noir 1990S Heist

9.3 Excellent

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The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American neo-noir political thriller by John Frankenheimer, adapted from Richard Cond...

Thriller 1960S Conspiracy United Artists

9.2 Excellent

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Le Samourai

Le Samourai is a 1967 French-Italian neo-noir by Jean-Pierre Melville, starring Alain Delon as the methodical hitman Jef...

Minimalist 1960S French Noir Hitman

9.2 Excellent

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Le Cercle Rouge

Le Cercle Rouge is a 1970 French-Italian crime film by Jean-Pierre Melville, noted for a climactic jewelry heist staged...

Crime 1970S Heist French Noir

8.8 Great

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Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out is a 1947 British film noir by Carol Reed, starring James Mason as a wounded nationalist leader hunted throu...

Crime 1940S British Noir Fugitive

8.7 Great

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The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point is a 1950 American film noir by Michael Curtiz, adapted from Hemingway's To Have and Have Not and sta...

Classic Crime 1950S Warner

8.5 Great

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The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin is a 1952 RKO train noir by Richard Fleischer, notable as a low-budget thriller that earned an Oscar n...

Classic Crime 1950S Train

8.4 Great

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A Fugitive from the Past

A Fugitive from the Past is a 1965 Japanese crime drama directed by Tomu Uchida, noted for its long postwar murder story...

Epic Crime 1960S Japanese Noir

8.4 Great

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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1973 American crime film directed by Peter Yates, with Robert Mitchum as a weary Boston...

Boston Crime 1970S Neo Noir

8.4 Great

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Thief

Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir directed by Michael Mann, with James Caan as a professional safecracker and Tangerine...

Crime 1980S Neo Noir Heist

8.3 Great

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Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill is a 1967 Japanese yakuza film by Seijun Suzuki, starring Joe Shishido and later known for getting Suzuk...

Surreal 1960S Japanese Noir Hitman

7.7 Good

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Underworld U.S.A.

Underworld U.S.A. is a 1961 American neo-noir by Samuel Fuller, starring Cliff Robertson as a man infiltrating organized...

Crime Revenge 1960S Columbia

7.6 Good

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Tokyo Drifter

Tokyo Drifter is a 1966 Japanese yakuza film by Seijun Suzuki, following Tetsuya Watari's reformed hitman as rival gangs...

Yakuza 1960S Stylized Japanese Noir

7.6 Good

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The Criminal

The Criminal is a 1960 British neo-noir by Joseph Losey, starring Stanley Baker as a paroled gangster pursued over racet...

Crime 1960S Prison British Noir

7.3 Good

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A Colt Is My Passport

A Colt Is My Passport is a 1967 Japanese Nikkatsu noir directed by Takashi Nomura, noted for Jo Shishido's hitman role a...

Yakuza 1960S Japanese Noir Hitman

7.2 Good

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I Am Waiting

I Am Waiting is a 1957 Japanese crime film by Koreyoshi Kurahara, an early Nikkatsu noir about a former boxer and a sing...

Crime 1950S Waterfront Japanese Noir

7.1 Good

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Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock is a 1947 American film noir written and directed by Robert Rossen, marking his feature directing debut a...

Classic Crime Gambling 1940S

7.0 Good

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Cruel Gun Story

Cruel Gun Story is a 1964 Japanese heist film by Takumi Furukawa, starring Joe Shishido as an ex-con recruited to rob an...

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 Nikkatsu crime film directed by Seijun Suzuki, an early studio noir about...

Procedural Crime 1960S Japanese Noir

6.7 Fair