List of film noir titles
Movies often described as film noir are listed below. Especially outside of the 1940s and 1950s, inclusion on the list does not necessarily mean there is critical consensus on a given film's noir status. Important movies from the classic era on which there is a substantial difference of opinion include Casablanca and the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca, Suspicion, and Spellbound. The term psycho-noir, though in increasingy wide use, is still relatively new and the designation of films to that category in particular is nondefinitive.
All movies listed are U.S. productions, except as noted in exceptional cases and in the foreign categories. Multinational productions are identified only by the lead country, determined first by the primary language of the film, next by the nationality of the director. The original titles are given for French-, German-, Spanish-, and Italian-language films; for such films that are well known in the United States under an English title, that is given as well. Films in other languages are listed under their English titles exclusively.
Proto-noir/1900s–1920s
- 1909
- In the Watches of the Night
- Through the Breakers
- The Restoration
- 1912
- 1914
- The Escape
- 1927
- 1928
- 1929
Proto-noir/1930s
- 1931
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
Classic film noir/1940s
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- 1944
- At Land
- Bluebeard
- Christmas Holiday
- Double Indemnity
- Experiment Perilous
- Gaslight
- Laura
- The Lodger
- The Mark of the Whistler
- The Mask of Dimitrios
- Ministry of Fear
- Murder, My Sweet (aka Farewell, My Lovely)
- Phantom Lady
- The Suspect
- To Have and Have Not
- Voice in the Wind
- When Strangers Marry
- The Whistler
- 1945
- Confidential Agent
- Conflict
- Cornered
- Danger Signal
- Detour
- Fallen Angel
- Hangover Square
- The House on 92nd Street
- Johnny Angel
- Leave Her to Heaven
- Mildred Pierce
- My Name is Julia Ross
- Scarlet Street
- Spellbound
- Strange Illusion (aka Out of the Night)
- Uncle Harry (aka The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry)
- Voice of the Whistler
- The Woman in the Window
- 1946
- The Big Sleep
- Black Angel
- The Blue Dahlia
- The Chase
- Crack-Up
- The Dark Corner
- The Dark Mirror
- Deadline at Dawn
- Decoy
- Fear
- Gilda
- The Killers
- The Locket
- Night Editor
- Nobody Lives Forever
- Nocturne
- Notorious
- The Postman Always Rings Twice
- Shadow of a Woman
- Shock
- So Dark the Night
- Somewhere in the Night
- The Spiral Staircase
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
- The Stranger
- Suspense
- Temptation
- Three Strangers
- Undercurrent
- 1947
- Body and Soul
- Boomerang
- Born to Kill
- The Brasher Doubloon
- Brute Force
- Calcutta
- Crossfire
- Dark Passage
- Dead Reckoning
- Desperate
- A Double Life
- Fall Guy
- Fear in the Night
- Framed
- The Gangster
- The High Wall
- Ivy
- Johnny O'Clock
- Kiss of Death
- Lady in the Lake
- The Long Night
- Moss Rose
- Nightmare Alley
- Nora Prentiss
- Out of the Past
- Possessed
- The Pretender
- Railroaded
- The Red House
- Ride the Pink Horse
- They Won't Believe Me
- T-Men
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls
- The Unsuspected
- The Web
- 1948
- All My Sons
- Behind Locked Doors
- Berlin Express
- The Big Clock
- Call Northside 777
- Canon City
- Cry of the City
- The Dark Past
- A Double Life
- Force of Evil
- The Guilty
- He Walked by Night
- Hollow Triumph (aka The Scar)
- I Walk Alone
- I Want to Live
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
- Key Largo
- Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
- The Lady from Shanghai
- The Naked City
- Night Has a Thousand Eyes
- Pitfall
- Raw Deal
- Road House
- Ruthless
- Secret Beyond the Door
- Sleep, My Love
- So Evil My Love
- Sorry, Wrong Number
- The Street with No Name
- They Live by Night
- 1949
- Abandoned (aka Abandoned Woman)
- The Accused
- Act of Violence
- Beyond the Forest
- Border Incident
- The Bribe
- Caught
- Chicago Deadline
- City Across the River
- Criss Cross
- The Crooked Way
- Follow Me Quietly
- Gun Crazy (aka Deadly Is the Female)
- House of Strangers
- I Married a Communist
- Knock on Any Door
- Manhandled
- Moonrise
- 99 River Street
- The Reckless Moment
- Red Light
- Scene of the Crime
- The Set-Up
- Thieves' Highway
- Too Late for Tears
- The Undercover Man
- White Heat
- The Window
Classic film noir/1950s
- 1950
- Armored Car Robbery
- The Asphalt Jungle
- Between Midnight and Dawn
- The Breaking Point
- Caged
- Convicted
- The Damned Don't Cry
- Dark City
- Destination Murder
- D.O.A.
- Edge of Doom
- The File on Thelma Jordon
- The Furies
- Guilty Bystander
- Highway 301
- House by the River
- In a Lonely Place
- The Killer That Stalked New York
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
- A Lady Without Passport
- Mystery Street
- Night and the City—U.S. conception, director, and star, but UK location and (technically) production
- No Way Out
- One Way Street
- Panic in the Streets
- Red Light
- 711 Ocean Drive
- Shakedown
- Side Street
- The Sleeping City
- The Sound of Fury
- Southside 1-1000
- Sunset Blvd.
- The Tattoed Stranger
- Tension
- Try and Get Me (aka The Sound of Fury)
- Union Station
- Where Danger Lives
- Where the Sidewalk Ends
- Woman on the Run
- 1951
- Ace in the Hole (aka The Big Carnival)
- Appointment with Danger
- The Big Night
- Cause for Alarm!
- Cry Danger
- Detective Story
- The Enforcer (aka Murder, Inc.)
- He Ran All the Way
- His Kind of Woman
- House on Telegraph Hill
- I Was a Communist for the FBI
- The Killer That Stalked New York
- M
- The Man Who Cheated Himself
- The Man With My Face
- The Medium
- The Mob
- The People Against O'Hara
- The Prowler
- The Racket
- Roadblock
- The Second Woman
- Strangers on a Train
- The Strip
- The Thirteenth Letter
- Try and Get Me
- The Unknown Man
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
Classic era noir-comedy crossovers
- Whistling in the Dark (1941)
- Fly by Night (1942)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
- Miracle at Morgan's Creek (1944)
- Lady on a Train (1945)
- Murder He Says (1945)
- Wonder Man (1945)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
- My Favorite Brunette (1947)
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
- Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
Classic era noir-Western crossovers
- Pursued (1947)
- Blood on the Moon (1948)
- Colorado Territory (1948)
- Station West (1948)
- Yellow Sky (1949)
- The Devil's Doorway (1950)
- The Furies (1950)
- The Gunfighter (1950)
- Winchester '73 (1950)
- Rawhide (1951)
- High Noon (1952)
- Track of the Cat (1954)
- The Naked Spur (1954)
- The Man from Laramie (1955)
- The Halliday Brand (1957)
- Man of the West (1958)
Classic era noir-SF crossovers
Classic era miscellaneous crossovers
- The Black Book (aka Reign of Terror) (1949)—French Revolution noir
- The Band Wagon (1953)—noir musical
- The Tall Target (1951)—Civil War noir
Post-classic noir/1960s
- Blast of Silence (1961)
- Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
- Cape Fear (1962)
- Experiment in Terror (1962)
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- Shock Corridor (1962)
- Mickey One (1964)
- The Naked Kiss (1964)
- Brainstorm (1965)
- Point Blank (1967)
- Madigan (1968)
- The Split (1968)
- Marlowe (1969)
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Post-classic noir/1970s
- Dirty Harry (1971)
- The French Connection (1971)
- Klute (1971)
- Hickey & Boggs (1972)
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
- The Long Goodbye (1973)
- The Outfit (1973)
- Chinatown (1974)
- The Drowning Pool (1975)
- Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
- The French Connection II (1975)
- Hustle (1975)
- The Nickel Ride (1975)
- Night Moves (1975)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- The Driver (1978)
- Last Embrace (1979)
Post-classic noir/1980s
- American Gigolo (1980)
- Raging Bull (1980)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
- Body Heat (1981)
- Thief (1981)
- Hammett (1982)
- Breathless (1983)
- Scarface (1983)
- Blood Simple (1984)
- Against All Odds (1984)
- Tightrope (1984)
- Jagged Edge (1985)
- To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
- At Close Range (1986)
- Manhunter (1986)
- No Mercy (1986)
- Angel Heart (1987)
- Best Seller (1987)
- Black Widow (1987)
- No Way Out (1987)
- Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
- Tequila Sunrise (1988)
- Kill Me Again (1989)
- Sea of Love (1989)
Post-classic noir/1990s
- After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
- The Grifters (1990)
- The Hot Spot (1990)
- Miami Blues (1990)
- Miller's Crossing (1990)
- The Two Jakes (1990)—sequel to Chinatown
- Shattered (1991)
- Basic Instinct (1992)
- Red Rock West (1992)
- Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Guilty as Sin (1993)
- True Romance (1993)
- The Getaway (1994)
- The Last Seduction (1994)
- Natural Born Killers (1994)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
- Heat (1995)
- Se7en (1995)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Blood and Wine (1996)
- Bound (1996)
- Fargo (1996)
- Hard Eight (aka Sydney) (1996)
- Mulholland Falls (1996)
- City of Industry (1997)
- L.A. Confidential (1997)
- U Turn (1997)
- Ronin (1998)
- A Simple Plan (1998)
- The Bone Collector (1999)
- Payback (1999)
- The Woman Chaser (1999)
Post-classic noir/2000s
- Reindeer Games (2000)
- The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
- Picture Claire (2001)
- The Pledge (2001)
- Training Day (2001)
- City of Ghosts (2002)
- Insomnia (2002)
- Road to Perdition (2002)
- The Salton Sea (2002)
- The Cooler (2003)
- Collateral (2004)
- Brick (2005)
- Derailed (2005)
- A History of Violence (2005)
- The Ice Harvest (2005)
- Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
- Sin City (2005)
- The Black Dahlia (2006)
- Hollywoodland (2006)
- Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
- Miami Vice (2006)
- Last Days of Coney Island (TBA)
Psycho-noir/1980s–2000s
- Blue Velvet (1986)
- Fire Walk With Me (1992)
- Lost Highway (1997)
- Fight Club (1999)
- Memento (2000)
- Mulholland Drive (2001)
- The Machinist (2004)
Post-classic noir-comedy crossovers
- Play It Again, Sam (1972)
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
- Crime Wave (1985)
- Crimewave (1985)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
Post-classic noir-Western crossovers
- Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
- High Plains Drifter (1973)
- Unforgiven (1992)
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
Post-classic noir-SF crossovers
- The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)
- Soylent Green (1973)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Brazil (1985)
- Alien³ (1992)
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
- Strange Days (1995)
- Gattaca (1997)
- Dark City (1998)
- The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
- Cypher (2002)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Yesterday Was a Lie (2007)
Post-classic miscellaneous crossovers
- Cabaret (1972)—noir musical
- New York, New York (1977)—noir musical
- Pennies From Heaven (1981)—noir musical
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)—"toon-noir"
- Batman (1989)—superhero noir
- Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)—noir horror/comedy
- Batman Returns (1992)—superhero noir
- Batman Begins (2005)—superhero noir
- The Lady from Sockholm (2005)—sock puppet noir
Proto-noir/foreign
- M (1931) (Germany)
- Pépé le Moko (1937) (France)
- Le Jour se lève (1939) (France)
Classic film noir/foreign
- Ossessione (1943) (Italy)
- Brighton Rock (1947) (UK)
- Quai des Orfèvres (1947) (France)
- They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) (UK)
- Drunken Angel (1948) (Japan)
- The Small Back Room (1949) (UK)
- Stray Dog (1949) (Japan)
- The Third Man (1949) (UK)
- Casque d'or (Golden Marie) (1952) (France)
- Quand tu liras cette lettre (1953) (France)
- Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) (France)
- Bob le flambeur (1955) (France)
- Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) (UK)
- Les Diaboliques (1955) (France)
- Rififi (1955) (France)
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) (1958) (France)
Post-classic noir/foreign
- À bout de souffle (Breathless) (1960) (France)
- Tirez sur la pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player) (1960) (France)
- Le Doulos (1962) (France)
- High and Low (1963) (Japan)
- Bande à part (Band of Outsiders) (1964) (France)
- Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (Alphaville) (1965) (France)
- Le Samouraï (1967) (France)
- Il Conformista (The Conformist) (1969) (Italy)
- Le Cercle rouge (1970) (France)
- The Castle of Sand (1974) (Japan)
- Der Amerikanische Freund (The American Friend) (1977) (Germany)
- Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (Veronika Voss) (1982) (Germany)
- The Element of Crime (1984) (Denmark)
- As Tears Go By (1988) (Hong Kong)
- Stormy Monday (1988) (UK)
- Europa (Zentropa) (1991) (Denmark)
- Léon (1994) (France)
- Insomnia (1997) (Norway)
- Kiss or Kill (1997) (Australia)
- Croupier (1998) (UK)
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) (UK)
- Blind Shaft (2003) (China)
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) (UK)
Psycho-noir/foreign
- Naked Lunch (1991) (Canada)
- Crash (1996) (Canada)
- Following (1998) (UK)
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) (S. Korea)
- Oldboy (2003) (S. Korea)
- Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) (S. Korea)
- 13 (Tzameti) (2005) (France)
Post-classsic crossovers/foreign
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) (Japan/SF-animated)
- Running on Karma (2003) (Hong Kong/"bubblegum noir")
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) (Japan/SF-animated)