swap_horiz The Scarf 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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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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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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Kansas City Confidential

Kansas City Confidential is a 1952 film noir directed by Phil Karlson and distributed by United Artists. The film stars...

Classic 1950S Heist United Artists

7.7 Good

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The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury is a 1950 American film noir directed by Cy Endfield, based on the novel "The Condemned" by Jo Pagano....

Classic Social Crime 1950S

7.5 Good

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99 River Street

99 River Street is a 1953 film noir directed by Phil Karlson and starring John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, and Brad Dexter. The...

Classic Boxing Crime 1950S

7.4 Good

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Plunder Road

Plunder Road is a 1957 American film noir directed by Hubert Cornfield. The plot centers on a meticulously planned heist...

Classic 1950S Truck Heist

7.3 Good

14

Crashout

Crashout is a 1955 American crime film and film noir directed by Lewis R. Foster. The story follows six convicts who esc...

Classic Crime 1950S United Artists

7.0 Good

15

Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36 is a 1954 American film noir directed by Don Siegel and produced through The Filmakers, the independent...

Classic Police 1950S Corruption

6.9 Fair

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Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder is a 1954 American film noir co-directed by Edmond O'Brien and Howard W. Koch. O'Brien stars as Barney...

Classic Police 1950S Corruption

6.9 Fair

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Wicked Woman

Wicked Woman is a 1953 American film noir directed by Russell Rouse and distributed by United Artists. The film stars Be...

Classic 1950S Femme Fatale United Artists

6.9 Fair

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Crime of Passion

Crime of Passion is a 1957 American film noir directed by Gerd Oswald. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck as Kathy Ferguson...

Classic Crime 1950S Domestic

6.7 Fair

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Guest in the House

Guest in the House is a 1944 American psychological drama with film-noir elements, directed by John Brahm. Anne Baxter p...

Classic Psychological Domestic 1940S

5.9 Mediocre

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I, the Jury

I, the Jury is a 1953 American film noir directed by Harry Essex and adapted from Mickey Spillane's novel of the same na...

Classic Detective 1950S United Artists

5.6 Mediocre