swap_horiz The Scarlet Hour Alternatives

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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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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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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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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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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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Cry Danger

Cry Danger is a 1951 American film noir directed by Robert Parrish and starring Dick Powell, Rhonda Fleming, and Richard...

Classic Crime Revenge 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

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Drive a Crooked Road

Drive a Crooked Road is a 1954 American film noir directed by Richard Quine. The film is notable for casting Mickey Roon...

Crime Noir 1950S Heist

7.2 Good

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House by the River

House by the River is a 1950 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and released by Republic Pictures. Adapted from A...

Classic Crime 1950S Lang

7.1 Good

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No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own is a 1950 American film noir directed by Mitchell Leisen, starring Barbara Stanwyck and John Lund. Bas...

Classic Crime Identity 1950S

7.1 Good

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The Garment Jungle

The Garment Jungle is a 1957 American crime drama released by Columbia Pictures and credited to director Vincent Sherman...

Classic Crime 1950S Columbia

7.1 Good

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Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday is a 1955 American crime film directed by Richard Fleischer and photographed in color and CinemaScope....

Crime 1950S Heist Color Noir

7.1 Good

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The File on Thelma Jordon

The File on Thelma Jordon is a 1950 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak. The narrative centers on an ambitious...

Classic Crime 1950S Femme Fatale

6.9 Fair

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The Burglar

The Burglar is a 1957 American film noir directed by Paul Wendkos and adapted by novelist David Goodis from his 1953 nov...

Classic Crime 1950S Heist

6.7 Fair