swap_horiz The Detective Alternatives

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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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler is a 2014 American neo-noir by Dan Gilroy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a freelance crime videographer explo...

Media Neo Noir Los Angeles 2010S

8.4 Great

7

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

8

Pale Flower

Pale Flower is a 1964 Japanese film noir by Masahiro Shinoda, pairing a released yakuza killer with a thrill-seeking gam...

Crime 1960S Gambling Japanese Noir

8.2 Great

9

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1950 American noir by Otto Preminger, reuniting Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney in a story of...

Classic Police 1950S Fox

8.1 Great

10

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night is a 1948 American semidocumentary noir by Alfred L. Werker, with uncredited work by Anthony Mann and...

Classic Police Procedural 1940S

7.9 Good

11

Cry of the City

Cry of the City is a 1948 American film noir by Robert Siodmak, pairing Victor Mature and Richard Conte in a New York cr...

Classic Crime Urban 1940S

7.8 Good

12

Border Incident

Border Incident is a 1949 American film noir by Anthony Mann, shot by John Alton and centered on undercover agents at th...

Classic Procedural 1940S Border

7.8 Good

13

The Lineup

The Lineup is a 1958 American film noir directed by Don Siegel, adapted from the CBS police series and noted for San Fra...

Classic Procedural Crime 1950S

7.8 Good

14

Blast of Silence

Blast of Silence is a 1961 American neo-noir written, directed by, and starring Allen Baron, about a hitman returning to...

New York Universal 1960S Hitman

7.8 Good

15

Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky is a 1976 American crime drama by Elaine May, notable for its tense Cassavetes and Falk performances and...

Crime 1970S Neo Noir Friendship

7.8 Good

16

Straight Time

Straight Time is a 1978 American crime drama starring Dustin Hoffman, notable for its unsentimental portrait of an ex-co...

Crime 1970S Neo Noir Warner

7.8 Good

17

Cutter's Way

Cutter's Way is a 1981 American neo-noir directed by Ivan Passer, notable for Jeff Bridges and John Heard in a paranoid...

Mystery 1980S Neo Noir Paranoia

7.8 Good

18

One False Move

One False Move is a 1992 American crime thriller directed by Carl Franklin, praised for its Arkansas setting and Billy B...

Crime Neo Noir 1990S Rural

7.7 Good

19

The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups is a 1973 American crime thriller starring Roy Scheider, known for its New York setting and an extended ca...

Police New York 1970S Neo Noir

7.1 Good

20

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