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3 days ago · An ex-con finds himself drawn into that one last job. For the sake of this list, we’ve highlighted the top-reviewed films from the classic film noir era, roughly defined as starting in 1940...
Apr 1, 2024 · This post is all about the best 1950s film noir movies. Hard boiled detectives, sexy femme fatales, a heist that that is likely to go wrong… if you're a fan of film noir movies, you know there isn't another genre quite like it. We pulled together 20 of our favorite 1950s film noir movies.
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- Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944) From the James M Cain novel and featuring taut direction and a sparkling script from Wilder and Raymond Chandler, Double Indemnityset the standard for the genre for years to come.
- The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks, 1946) Justly famous and celebrated adaption of Raymond Chandler’s convoluted novel featuring Humphrey Bogart as many people’s ideal Philip Marlowe.
- Sunset Boulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950) Some movie scholars don’t think of this as noir, more black comedy meets gothic melodrama, but consider the following.
- The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, 1941) From the Dashiell Hammett novel, Huston’s first movie as director is the grandaddy of noir thanks to a sparkling cast, moody lighting and brilliant screenplay and direction.
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Apr 6, 2024 · These films, including The Maltese Falcon (1941), Out of the Past (1947) and In a Lonely Place (1950), among others, were pivotal in defining what we now know as...
- 1940: Stranger on the Third Floor. Director: Boris Ingster. Latvian-born Boris Ingster only ever directed three films (he later became a TV producer on shows such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)
- 1941: The Maltese Falcon. Director: John Huston. Warner Bros. Dashiell Hammett’s 1929 detective novel had already been adapted not once but twice since its publication, but screenwriter-turned-debut director John Huston’s 1941 version proved third time lucky.
- 1942: This Gun for Hire. Director: Frank Tuttle. Graham Greene’s work inspired several classic noirs, including the British variants Brighton Rock (1947) and The Third Man (1949).
- 1943: Shadow of a Doubt. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Although it forsakes a gritty urban setting in favour of the sunlit California town of Santa Rosa, Shadow of a Doubt is one of Hitchcock’s most noirish thrillers, presenting a shady protagonist who seems infected with the world-weary pessimism and misanthropy that came to define noir.
Nov 19, 2018 · If you did not get a chance to peruse Part I, featuring 15 film noir gems from the 1940s, I would encourage you to start there. However, here are 15 more films curated from the 1950s, generally considered to fit the loose parameters of the film noir style.
May 13, 2024 · This post was all about the best 1940s film noir movies by year. What is your favorite 1940s film noir? Other posts you might like: 1940s Movie List by Genre - From Westerns to Comedies. 27 Best Comedy Movies 1940s - Find Your New Favorite Classic! 20 of the Best 1950s Film Noir Movies You’ll Love. Originally published Feb 2021, updated May 2024
