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The following is a list of films and television series often described as film noir. Film noir is a loosely defined category that refers primarily to stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivations.

The applicability of the term film noir to characterize any given movie is subjective. The term was used neither in the American movie industry nor in American film criticism during most of the period when the pictures now regarded as classics of film noir were created. For many films there is substantial difference of opinion on their categorization as noir. Notable films from the classic period for which this is the case include Casablanca (1942) and the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca (1940), Suspicion (1941), and Spellbound (1945).

The relevance of the term to any films made before or after the "classic period" of the 1940s and 1950s is still debated. The terms used here to describe various periods and subgenres of film noir are not definitive. They are used as an aid to navigating the list rather than as a critical argument.

As befits the above description, the following list is composed largely of U.S. productions. Exceptions are noted and, where possible, the original production title is given alongside the translated or alternative title which accompanied its U.S. release.

Contents

  • The Black Book (aka Reign of Terror) (1949)—French Revolution noir
  • The Tall Target (1951)—Civil War noir
  • The Band Wagon (1953)—noir musical
  • Men in War (1957)—Korean War noir

  • Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930) (Germany)
  • La Chienne (1931) (France)
  • M (1931) (Germany)
  • Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht (1931) (Germany)
  • Voruntersuchung (1931) (Germany)
  • La nuit du carrefour (Night at the Crossroads) (1932) (France)
  • Quick (1932) (Germany)
  • Stürme der Leidenschaft (1932) (Germany)
  • Brennendes Geheimnis (The Burning Secret) (1933) (Germany)
  • Cargaison blanche (Traffic in Souls) (1937) (France)
  • Mollenard (1937) (France)
  • La Serpiente roja (1937) (Cuba)
  • Pépé le Moko (1937) (France)
  • La Bête humaine (1938) (France)
  • Quai des brumes (Port of Shadows) (1938) (France)
  • Le Dernier tournant (1939) (France)
  • Le Jour se lève (1939) (France)
  • Pièges (Snares) (1939) (France)

  • 1940s
  • 1950s
    • Night and the City (1950) (UK)
    • Casque d'or (Golden Marie) (1952) (France)
    • The Gambler and the Lady (1952) (UK)
    • The Last Page (aka Man Bait) (1952) (UK)
    • Nous sommes tous des assassins (1952) (France)
    • Stolen Face (1952) (UK)
    • Wings of Danger (1952) (UK)
    • The Flanagan Boy (aka Bad Blonde) (1953) (UK)
    • Quand tu liras cette lettre (1953) (France)
    • 36 Hours (aka Terror Street) (1953) (UK)
    • Le Salaire de la peur (The Wages of Fear) (1953) (France)
    • Avant le déluge (Before the Flood) (1954) (France)
    • Les Femmes s'en balancent (Dames Don't Care) (1954) (France)
    • Five Days (aka Paid to Kill) (1954) (UK)
    • Le Grand jeu (1954) (France)
    • The House Across the Lake (aka Heat Wave) (1954) (UK)
    • Murder by Proxy (aka Blackout) (1954) (UK)
    • Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) (France)
    • Bob le flambeur (1955) (France)
    • Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) (UK)
    • Les Diaboliques (1955) (France)
    • Le Dossier noir (1955) (France)
    • The Glass Cage (aka The Glass Tomb) (1955) (UK)
    • Die Ratten (1955) (Germany)
    • Razzia sur la Chnouf (1955) (France)
    • Du rififi chez les hommes (Rififi) (1955) (France)
    • Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam (The Devil Strikes at Night) (1956) (Germany)
    • Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) (1958) (France)
    • The Rough and the Smooth (1959) (UK)

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