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Apr 6, 2024 · 22. In a Lonely Place (1950) The movie poster for "In a Lonely Place." Nicholas Ray's In a Lonely Place delves into the dark undercurrents of Hollywood, focusing on the turbulent life of Dixon ...
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- Double Indemnity (1944) Directed by Billy Wilder. Double Indemnity. Release Date. July 3, 1944. Director. Billy Wilder. Cast. Fred MacMurray , Barbara Stanwyck , Edward G. Robinson , Porter Hall.
- The Big Sleep (1946) Directed by Howard Hawks. The Big Sleep was the quintessential film noir movie. Based on a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler and featuring Humphrey Bogart as Detective Philip Marlowe, The Big Sleep ticked all the boxes of an engaging film noir propped up by iconic performances from Bogart and his wife Lauren Bacall.
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) Directed by John Huston. One of the most important film noirs ever produced, The Maltese Falcon stands as not just as one of the defining movies of its genre but also one of the most memorable movies of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) Directed by Billy Wilder. Billy Wilder’s hilarious film noir comedy Sunset Boulevard delivered one of cinema’s most unforgettable quotes with its closing line: “All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.”
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- The Maltese Falcon (1941) Don't say there's no such thing as a good remake. Dashiell Hammett's classic detective novel was first adapted in 1931, but the one we all remember is the 1941 version featuring Humphrey Bogart as jaded private investigator Sam Spade.
- The Woman in the Window (1944) When the film noir took off in the 1940s it seemed to be able to get away with more scandalous words, more seductive sleepwear and more hard drinking because usually those who’d done wrong were punished at the end.
- Laura (1944) As World War II was ramping up Hollywood was a refuge for many filmmakers who’d put a massive stamp on the US film industry (as evidenced by how many times Fritz Lang shows up on this list after he fled Germany a day after being asked by Joseph Goebbels to head Nazi Germany’s propaganda film machine; he couldn't decline so he just straight up and left).
- Double Indemnity (1944) Double Indemnity is an incredibly fun watch, especially if, like me, you first saw star Fred MacMurray on the wholesome My Three Sons on Nick at Nite.
- Double Indemnity (1944) Video essay on Double Indemnity. Double Indemnity is the poster child of film noir, almost inevitably so. Directed by Billy Wilder and with a script co-penned by Raymond Chandler, it epitomizes the genre from the foundation up.
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) The Take’s video essay on Sunset Boulevard. Though Sunset Boulevard is among director Billy Wilder's best films, purists don't always consider it film noir.
- The Third Man (1949) Insider Information on The Third Man. Film noir populated theaters at a significant time in history: the end of World War II. The best film noir movies tend to draw on that, but The Third Man has a noteworthy lens on that era since it was made in the UK rather than America.
- In a Lonely Place (1950) Video essay on In a Lonely Place. With all the film noir set in Los Angeles, there had to be one about the inner workings of Hollywood, right?
My 25 personal favorite film noir movies of all time. Honorable Mentions: The Killing (1956) - Stanley Kubrick Kiss Me Deadly (1955) - Robert Aldrich Night and the City (1950) - Jules Dassin Gun Crazy (1950) - Joseph H. Lewis Drunken Angel (1948) - Akira Kurosawa The Big Sleep (1946) - Howard Hawks Shadow Of A Doubt (1943) - Alfred Hitchcock The Letter (1940) - William Wyler The Roaring ...
Sep 7, 2022 · Through the strength of the performances and the killer script, "In a Lonely Place" is a taught film noir with an ending that will undoubtedly surprise, but perhaps not in the way that you would ...
Apr 29, 2024 · 2. Double Indemnity (1944) 1. Sunset Boulevard (1950) Show 5 more items. The genre enjoyed its height during the 1940s and ’50s. Since then, film noir has fallen out of fashion, and while modern ...
