Top 100 British Noir movies
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Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
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A Victorian-era murder mystery about a parlour maid who discovers that her employer may have killed his first wife.
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
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After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling.
Blackout (1954)
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When a beautiful girl offers Casey Morrow a lot of money for a mystery job, Morrow doesn't ask too many questions. But when the girl's father is found murdered the following day and Morrow's coat is soaked with blood perhaps a little more caution should have been exercised. An intriguing story of deception, greed and immorality.
The Good Die Young (1954)
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An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.
The Sleeping Tiger (1954)
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A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who wishes to experiment on him and a doctor's wife who wishes to seduce him.
Five Days (1954)
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A man pays a hitman to kill him. Circumstances change and he tries to call off the hit but he has trouble getting the deal killed.
The Flanagan Boy (1953)
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Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the streets developed his natural talent to be a great fighter. His enormous potential to reach the top is born out of a string of spectacular successes. All of which is brought to a halt when he develops a physical relationship with his manager's wife, the beautiful but manipulative Lorna. His naive temperament is no match for her callous, dispassionate scheming and he unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lorna's ultimate plan... .to murder her husband.
The Man Between (1953)
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A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.
36 Hours (1953)
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When his wife stops writing to him and his letters are returned unanswered, Dan becomes extremely concerned about her welfare. He returns home but is only able to meet with her briefly before she is found murdered. Dan is the obvious suspect but has only 36 hours to find out who murdered her. In so doing he uncovers a shocking catalogue of his wife's past affairs and an identity that he knew nothing about.
The Long Memory (1953)
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An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court.
Cosh Boy (1953)
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Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.
Street of Shadows (1953)
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A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in his apartment.
The Yellow Balloon (1953)
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A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.
The Limping Man (1953)
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An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a limping sniper.
The Last Page (1952)
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A married bookstore owner is blackmailed after he makes a pass at his new sexy blonde clerk.
Venetian Bird (1952)
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Private eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war. Shortly after arriving, he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of his local contact. In his quest to clear his name, Mercer uncovers a conspiracy. Even the local magistrate seems to be working against him, and Mercer begins to suspect the man he came to find is behind it all.
Home at Seven (1952)
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Unable to recall the past 24 hours, a British bank clerk is the prime suspect for a robbery/murder.
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)
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A meek teller thinks he's killed his boss. He flees with a box of cash hoping for a new life with his younger mistress.