Top 100 Film Noir movies
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The Houston Story (1956)
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A Texas oil driller schemes to steal millions of dollars in oil.
Crime of Passion (1956)
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Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
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A college student tries to get rich quick by wooing two wealthy sisters.
Julie (1956)
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A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.
The Long Arm (1956)
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Scotland Yard detectives attempt to solve a spate of safe robberies across England beginning with clues found at the latest burglary in London. The film is notable for using a police procedural style made popular by Ealing in their 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It is known in the US as The Third Key.
Over-Exposed (1956)
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This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.
A Woman's Devotion (1956)
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An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the ex-GI comes to believe he might be responsible, as he has long stretches where he can't remember anything.
A Cry in the Night (1956)
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A police captain's emotions get in the way when his daughter is kidnapped.
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
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An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
Behind the High Wall (1956)
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A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.
Nightmare (1956)
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Clarinetist Stan has a nightmare about killing a man in a mirrored room. But when he wakes up and finds blood marks on himself and a key from the dream, he suspects that it may have truly happened.
The Killing (1956)
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Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. But when George tells his restless wife about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.
While the City Sleeps (1956)
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Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
Female Jungle (1956)
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Alcoholic detective investigating the murder of an actress starts getting worried when all fingers begin to point at him.
Tight Spot (1955)
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A former model, serving time in prison, becomes a key witness in a trial against a notorious gangster. She is put under protective watch by the District Attorney in a posh hotel, but the crime kingpin makes attempts to get to her. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. in 1997.
The Big Knife (1955)
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Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.
Dementia (1955)
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In a shadowy world stitched from nightmares, a young woman's harrowing journey in a seedy hotel unveils her traumatic past. Haunted by violence and stalked through desolate streets, her psyche unravels as she confronts an abusive husband and unsettling memories.
The Night Holds Terror (1955)
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A group of escaped convicts holds a household prisoner as the police close in.