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Le Cercle Rouge

Jean-Pierre Melville’s *Le Cercle Rouge* (1970) is a seminal French-Italian film noir centered around a meticulously pla...

Crime 1970S Heist French Noir

8.8 Great

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The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point, directed by Michael Curtiz, is a classic 1950 film noir based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel. Starring...

Classic Crime 1950S Warner

8.5 Great

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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

“The Friends of Eddie Coyle” portrays a bleak portrait of Boston’s criminal underworld in 1970s America. Robert Mitchum...

Boston Crime 1970S Neo Noir

8.4 Great

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Thief

Michael Mann’s *Thief* (1981) is a neo-noir crime film starring James Caan as Frank White, a skilled safecracker hired t...

Crime 1980S Neo Noir Heist

8.3 Great

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The Naked Kiss

Samuel Fuller’s *The Naked Kiss* (1964) is a crime film set in a seemingly idyllic 1960s town. Constance Towers portrays...

Crime Neo Noir 1960S Social Noir

8.0 Great

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Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky is a 1976 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Elaine May. The film stars Peter Falk and...

Crime 1970S Neo Noir Friendship

7.8 Good

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Straight Time

Straight Time is a 1978 American crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman as Max Dembo, a r...

Crime 1970S Neo Noir Warner

7.8 Good

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Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street is a 1972 American crime film directed by Barry Shear and set in Harlem, New York. The film follows...

Crime 1970S Neo Noir Harlem

7.7 Good

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One False Move

One False Move is a 1992 American crime thriller directed by Carl Franklin from a screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton and T...

Crime Neo Noir 1990S Rural

7.7 Good

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The Late Show

The Late Show is a 1977 American neo-noir mystery film written and directed by Robert Benton. Art Carney stars as Ira We...

Detective Crime 1970S Neo Noir

7.5 Good

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Drive a Crooked Road

Drive a Crooked Road is a 1954 American film noir directed by Richard Quine. The film is notable for casting Mickey Roon...

Crime Noir 1950S Heist

7.2 Good

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Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday is a 1955 American crime film directed by Richard Fleischer and photographed in color and CinemaScope....

Crime 1950S Heist Color Noir

7.1 Good

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The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry is a 1950 American crime drama directed by Vincent Sherman and released by Warner Bros. Joan Crawfo...

Classic Crime Gangster 1950S

7.0 Good

14

Tomorrow Is Another Day

Tomorrow Is Another Day is a 1951 American crime drama and film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and released by Warner B...

Classic Crime 1950S Warner

7.0 Good

15

Cruel Gun Story

Cruel Gun Story is a 1964 Japanese crime and heist film directed by Takumi Furukawa and produced by Nikkatsu. Joe Shishi...

Crime 1960S Heist Japanese Noir

7.0 Good

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The Big Easy

*The Big Easy* is a 1986 American neo-noir crime film directed by Jim McBride, set against the backdrop of New Orleans....

Crime 1980S Neo Noir New Orleans

7.0 Good

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Cold in July

Cold in July is a 2014 American crime thriller directed by Jim Mickle and adapted from Joe R. Lansdale's novel. Michael...

Crime Neo Noir Texas 2010S

6.9 Fair

18

The Burglar

The Burglar is a 1957 American film noir directed by Paul Wendkos and adapted by novelist David Goodis from his 1953 nov...

Classic Crime 1950S Heist

6.7 Fair

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The Good Die Young

The Good Die Young is a 1954 British crime film directed by Lewis Gilbert. The story follows four men whose personal pre...

Crime Britain Noir 1950S

6.7 Fair

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Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding is a 1993 neo-noir crime thriller directed by Peter Medak and written by Hilary Henkin. Gary Oldman pl...

Crime Neo Noir 1990S Corruption

6.3 Fair