Film noir

Sunset Boulevard

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1950 IMDB Rating: 8.4

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

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Double Indemnity

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1944 IMDB Rating: 8.3

A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in cr...

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The Third Man

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1949 IMDB Rating: 8.1

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory aft...

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White Heat

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1949 IMDB Rating: 8.1

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

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Ace in the Hole

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1951 IMDB Rating: 8.1

An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

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Sweet Smell of Success

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1957 IMDB Rating: 8

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relati...

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The Maltese Falcon

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1941 IMDB Rating: 8

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

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Out of the Past

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1947 IMDB Rating: 8

Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stran...

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Mildred Pierce

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1945 IMDB Rating: 7.9

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

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