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24 results for “1950s noir”

Fallen Angels

1993 ★ 6.6

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The ep

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L.A. Confidential

1997 ★ 7.8

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patro

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Human Desire

1954 ★ 6.7

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train. Human

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This World, Then the Fireworks

1997 ★ 5.2

In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder. This Wor

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City Detective

1953 ★ 7.5

Crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant. City Detective is a crime drama television series tha

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The Beast Is Loose

1959 ★ 6.4

Paul Lamiani, a wizened mobster, is asked to return to duty following the disappearance of secret documents of extreme importance. It is assumed that they are i

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Hi-Jacked

1950 ★ 5.4

A parolee, working for a trucking line, struggles to clear his name after being accused of involvement with hijackers. Hi-Jacked is a 1950 American crime film n

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The Enforcer

1951 ★ 7.1

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is

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Gambling House

1950 ★ 6.2

A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder. Gambling House is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Ted Tetzlaff with a screenplay by M

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Caged

1950 ★ 7.1

A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison. Caged is a 1950 American film noir and

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Motherless Brooklyn

2019 ★ 6.7

New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with

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Shutter Island

2010 ★ 8.2

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts ar

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Man with a Camera

1958 ★ 5.5

Man with a Camera is an American 1950s television crime drama starring Charles Bronson. Former combat cameraman Mike Kovac (Bronson) is now a freelance photogra

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Mulholland Falls

1996 ★ 6.0

In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman. Drama Mystery Thriller Crime noir gritty period crime prostitu

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Under Suspicion

1991 ★ 5.9

In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with Hazel, wife of the man whose house he was supposed to guard. In

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The Sniper

1952 ★ 6.7

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting w

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Undercover Girl

1958 ★ 5.4

Nightclub employee Joan Foster assists the brother of a murdered reporter to expose a drug ring. Undercover Girl is a 1958 British second feature crime film dir

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The Killer That Stalked New York

1950 ★ 6.2

In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot

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Problem Girls

1953 ★ 4.5

A medical student learns about a scheme to drug a girl and pass her off as an heiress to an oil fortune. Problem Girls is a 1953 American drama‑mystery film dir

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Night and the City

1950 ★ 7.5

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when h

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Touchez Pas au Grisbi

1954 ★ 7.2

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enj

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The Blue Lamp

1950 ★ 6.6

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going

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Thunder on the Hill

1951 ★ 6.4

Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convince

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Ann Savage

Ann Savage was an American film and television actress. Born on February 19, 1921, in Columbia, South Carolina, USA, she is best-remembered for her role in the

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