List of film noir
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The following is a list of films and television series often described as film noirs.
Film noir is a loosely defined category that refers primarily to stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivations. The original attempt at a definition—by French cineastes Raymond Borde and Etienne Chaumeton in 1955—described film noir as "oneiric, strange, erotic, ambivalent, and cruel." In 2005, American author Charles Pappas declared film noir to be "the language of losers...always about the same things: Sex. Violence. Money." Decades of debate over what constitutes film noir have resulted in no critical consensus. Thus, the applicability of the term film noir to characterize any given movie is subjective. The term was used neither in the American movie industry nor in American film criticism during most of the 1940s and 1950s, the period now regarded as the classic era of film noir. There is often a substantial difference of opinion concerning whether specific films should be categorized as noir or not; notable films from noir's classic period for which this is the case include Casablanca (1942) and the Alfred Hitchcock films Rebecca (1940), Suspicion (1941), and Spellbound (1945).
The relevance of the term to any movies (and television programs) made before or after the classic period of the 1940s and 1950s is debated as well. The terms used here to describe various periods and variations of film noir are not definitive. They are used as an aid to navigating the list rather than as a critical argument.
As befits the above description, the following list is composed largely of U.S. productions. Movies described as noir made outside the United States are also listed, without any pretense to comprehensiveness. Multinational productions are identified only by the lead country, determined first by the primary language of the film, next by the nationality of the director.
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Proto-noir/1900s–1920s
- 1909
- In the Watches of the Night—one-reeler
- Through the Breakers—one-reeler
- The Restoration—one-reeler
- 1912
- 1914
- 1927
- 1928
- 1929
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Proto-noir/1930s
- 1931
- Blonde Crazy
- City Streets
- Five Star Final
- Little Caesar
- M
- The Maltese Falcon (aka Dangerous Female)
- The Public Enemy
- 1932
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
- 1936
- 1937
- 1938
- 1939
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Classic film noir/1940s
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- 1944
- Bluebeard
- Christmas Holiday
- Dark Waters
- Double Indemnity
- Experiment Perilous
- Guest in the House
- Laura
- The Lodger
- The Mark of the Whistler
- The Mask of Dimitrios
- Ministry of Fear
- Murder, My Sweet (aka Farewell, My Lovely)
- Phantom Lady
- The Suspect
- To Have and Have Not
- Voice in the Wind
- When Strangers Marry
- The Whistler
- The Woman in the Window
- 1945
- Apology for Murder
- Bewitched
- Confidential Agent
- Conflict
- Cornered
- Danger Signal
- Detour
- Fallen Angel
- Hangover Square
- The House on 92nd Street
- Johnny Angel
- Leave Her to Heaven
- The Lost Weekend
- Mildred Pierce
- My Name is Julia Ross
- Scarlet Street
- Spellbound
- Strange Illusion (aka Out of the Night)
- Uncle Harry (aka The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry)
- Voice of the Whistler
- 1946
- The Big Sleep
- Black Angel
- The Blue Dahlia
- The Chase
- Cloak and Dagger
- Crack-Up
- The Dark Corner
- The Dark Mirror
- Deadline at Dawn
- Decoy
- Fear
- Gilda
- The Killers
- The Locket
- Night Editor
- Nobody Lives Forever
- Nocturne
- Notorious
- The Postman Always Rings Twice
- Shadow of a Woman
- Shock
- So Dark the Night
- Somewhere in the Night
- The Spiral Staircase
- The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
- The Stranger
- Suspense
- Temptation
- Three Strangers
- Tomorrow Is Forever
- Undercurrent
- 1947
- Backlash
- Blackmail
- Blind Spot
- Body and Soul
- Boomerang
- Born to Kill
- The Brasher Doubloon
- Brute Force
- Bury Me Dead
- Calcutta
- Crossfire
- Daisy Kenyon
- Dark Passage
- Dead Reckoning
- Desert Fury
- Desperate
- The Devil Thumbs a Ride
- A Double Life
- Fall Guy
- Fear in the Night
- Framed
- The Gangster
- The Guilty
- High Tide
- High Wall
- Ivy
- Johnny O'Clock
- Kiss of Death
- Lady in the Lake
- Lighthouse
- The Long Night
- Lured
- The Man I Love
- Moss Rose
- Nightmare Alley
- Nora Prentiss
- Out of the Past
- The Paradine Case
- Possessed
- The Pretender
- Railroaded!
- The Red House
- Ride the Pink Horse
- Shoot to Kill
- They Won't Believe Me
- T-Men
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls
- The Unsuspected
- Violence
- The Web
- Whispering City
- 1948
- Assigned to Danger
- Behind Locked Doors
- Berlin Express
- The Big Clock
- Bodyguard
- Call Northside 777
- Canon City
- Cry of the City
- The Dark Past
- A Double Life
- Force of Evil
- He Walked by Night
- Hollow Triumph (aka The Scar)
- I Walk Alone
- I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
- Key Largo
- Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
- The Lady from Shanghai
- The Naked City
- Night Has a Thousand Eyes
- Pitfall
- Raw Deal
- Road House
- Rope
- Ruthless
- Secret Beyond the Door
- Sleep, My Love
- So Evil My Love
- Sorry, Wrong Number
- The Street with No Name
- They Live by Night
- To the Ends of the Earth
- 1949
- Abandoned (aka Abandoned Woman)
- The Accused
- Act of Violence
- Beyond the Forest
- The Big Steal
- Border Incident
- The Bribe
- Caught
- Chicago Deadline
- City Across the River
- The Clay Pigeon
- Criss Cross
- The Crooked Way
- A Dangerous Profession
- Flaxy Martin
- Follow Me Quietly
- Gun Crazy (aka Deadly Is the Female)
- House of Strangers
- Impact
- I Married a Communist (aka The Woman on Pier 13)
- Johnny Stool Pigeon
- Knock on Any Door
- Manhandled
- Moonrise
- The Reckless Moment
- Red Light
- Scene of the Crime
- The Set-Up
- Shockproof
- The Third Man
- The Threat
- Thieves' Highway
- Too Late for Tears
- The Undercover Man
- Whirlpool
- White Heat
- The Window
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Classic film noir/1950s
- 1950
- Armored Car Robbery
- The Asphalt Jungle
- Between Midnight and Dawn
- The Breaking Point
- Caged
- Convicted
- The Damned Don't Cry!
- Dark City
- Deported
- Destination Murder
- D.O.A.
- Edge of Doom
- The File on Thelma Jordon
- Guilty Bystander
- Highway 301
- House by the River
- In a Lonely Place
- The Killer That Stalked New York
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
- A Lady Without Passport
- Mystery Street
- No Man of Her Own
- No Way Out
- One Way Street
- Panic in the Streets
- Quicksand
- Red Light
- The Secret Fury
- 711 Ocean Drive
- Shakedown
- Side Street
- The Sleeping City
- The Sound of Fury
- Southside 1-1000
- Sunset Boulevard
- The Tattoed Stranger
- Tension
- Try and Get Me (aka The Sound of Fury)
- The Underworld Story
- Union Station
- Walk Softly, Stranger
- Where Danger Lives
- Where the Sidewalk Ends
- Woman on the Run
- 1951
- Ace in the Hole (aka The Big Carnival)
- Appointment with Danger
- The Big Night
- Cause for Alarm!
- Cry Danger
- Detective Story
- The Enforcer (aka Murder, Inc.)
- He Ran All the Way
- His Kind of Woman
- The House on Telegraph Hill
- I Was a Communist for the FBI
- The Killer That Stalked New York
- M
- The Man Who Cheated Himself
- The Man with My Face
- The Medium
- The Mob
- The People Against O'Hara
- Pickup
- The Prowler
- The Racket
- The Raging Tide
- Roadblock
- The Scarf
- The Second Woman
- Strangers on a Train
- The Strip
- The 13th Letter
- Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Try and Get Me
- Under the Gun
- The Unknown Man
- 1952
- Affair in Trinidad
- Angel Face
- Beware, My Lovely
- The Captive City
- Clash by Night
- Don't Bother to Knock
- Kansas City Confidential
- The Las Vegas Story
- Loan Shark
- Macao
- The Narrow Margin
- Night Without Sleep
- On Dangerous Ground
- Scandal Sheet
- The Sniper
- Strange Fascination
- Sudden Fear
- Talk About a Stranger
- The Thief
- The Turning Point
- Without Warning
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- Bad Day at Black Rock
- The Big Combo
- The Big Knife
- A Bullet for Joey
- The Desperate Hours
- 5 Against the House
- Hell's Island
- House of Bamboo
- I Died a Thousand Times
- Illegal
- Killer's Kiss
- Kiss Me Deadly
- Mr. Arkadin (aka Confidential Report)
- Murder Is My Beat
- New York Confidential
- The Night Holds Terror
- The Night of the Hunter
- The Phenix City Story
- Tight Spot
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
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Classic era color film noir
- Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Desert Fury (1947)
- Rope (1948)
- Inferno (1953, 3-D)
- Niagara (1953)
- Second Chance (1953, 3-D)
- Black Widow (1954)
- Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
- Hell's Island (1955)
- House of Bamboo (1955)
- I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
- Accused of Murder (1956)
- A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
- Slightly Scarlet (1956)
- The Unholy Wife (1957)
- Vertigo (1958)
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Classic era noir-comedy crossovers
- Whistling in the Dark (1941)
- Fly-by-Night (1942)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
- They've Got Me Covered (1944)
- Lady on a Train (1945)
- Murder He Says (1945)
- Wonder Man (1945)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
- My Favorite Brunette (1947)
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
- Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
- Beat the Devil (1953)
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Classic era noir-Western crossovers
- Pursued (1947)
- Blood on the Moon (1948)
- Colorado Territory (1948)
- The Man from Colorado (1948)
- Station West (1948)
- Yellow Sky (1949)
- The Devil's Doorway (1950)
- The Furies (1950)
- The Gunfighter (1950)
- Winchester '73 (1950)
- Rawhide (1951)
- High Noon (1952)
- Track of the Cat (1954)
- The Naked Spur (1954)
- A Lawless Street (1955)
- The Man from Laramie (1955)
- 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
- The Halliday Brand (1957)
- The Tall T (1957)
- The Violent Men (1957)
- Gunman's Walk (1958)
- Man of the West (1958)
- Face of a Fugitive (1959)
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Classic era noir-SF crossovers
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Classic era miscellaneous crossovers
- The Brute Man (1946)—noir horror
- Reign of Terror (aka The Black Book) (1949)—French Revolution noir
- The Tall Target (1951)—Civil War noir
- The Band Wagon (1953)—noir musical
- Men in War (1957)—Korean War noir
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Post-classic noir/1960s
- The Criminal (aka The Concrete Jungle) (1960)
- Blast of Silence (1961)
- Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
- Cape Fear (1962)
- Experiment in Terror (1962)
- Shock Corridor (1962)
- The Killers (1964)
- Mickey One (1964)
- The Naked Kiss (1964)
- Brainstorm (1965)
- Harper (1966)
- The Money Trap (1966)
- Seconds (1966)
- Point Blank (1967)
- Warning Shot (1967)
- Bullitt (1968)
- The Detective (1968)
- Lady in Cement (1968)
- Madigan (1968)
- The Split (1968)
- Marlowe (1969)
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Post-classic noir/1970s
- The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
- Chandler (1971)
- Dirty Harry (1971)
- The French Connection (1971)
- Klute (1971)
- The Last Run (1971)
- Road to Salina (1971)
- Shaft (1971)
- The Godfather (1972)
- Across 110th Street (1972)
- The Getaway (1972)
- Hickey & Boggs (1972)
- The Mechanic (1972)
- Charley Varrick (1973)
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
- The Long Goodbye (1973)
- Mean Streets (1973)
- The Outfit (1973)
- Serpico (1973)
- Shamus (1973)
- Black Eye (1974)
- Chinatown (1974)
- Mr. Majestyk (1974)
- Thieves Like Us (1974)
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
- The Drowning Pool (1975)
- Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
- The French Connection II (1975)
- Hustle (1975)
- The Nickel Ride (1975)
- Night Moves (1975)
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
- Obsession (1976)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Sorcerer (1977)
- The Big Sleep (1978)
- Capricorn One (1978)
- The Driver (1978)
- Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
- Hardcore (aka The Hardcore Life) (1979)
- Last Embrace (1979)
- The Onion Field (1979)
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Post-classic noir/1980s
- American Gigolo (1980)
- Atlantic City (1980)
- Cruising (1980)
- Raging Bull (1980)
- Union City (1980)
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
- Body Heat (1981)
- Cutter's Way (aka Cutter and Bone) (1981)
- Eyewitness (1981)
- Thief (1981)
- True Confessions (1981)
- Hammett (1982)
- Breathless (1983)
- Scarface (1983)
- Blood Simple (1984)
- Body Double (1984)
- Against All Odds (1984)
- Tightrope (1984)
- Jagged Edge (1985)
- To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
- The Mean Season (1985)
- At Close Range (1986)
- 8 Million Ways to Die (1986)
- Manhunter (1986)
- Murphy's Law (1986)
- The Morning After (1986)
- No Mercy (1986)
- Out of Bounds (1986)
- Best Seller (1987)
- The Big Easy (1987)
- Black Widow (1987)
- House of Games (1987)
- No Way Out (1987)
- Slam Dance (1987)
- Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
- Cop (1988)
- D.O.A. (1988)
- Frantic (1988)
- Masquerade (1988)
- Tequila Sunrise (1988)
- Batman (1989)
- Black Rain (1989)
- Cat Chaser (1989)
- Johnny Handsome (1989)
- Kill Me Again (1989)
- The Kill-Off (1989)
- Out of the Dark (1989)
- Sea of Love (1989)
- Street of No Return (1989)
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Post-classic noir/1990s
- After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
- Bird on a Wire (1990)
- Blue Steel (1990)
- Child in the Night (1990)
- Fear (1990)
- Genuine Risk (1990)
- The Grifters (1990)
- The Hot Spot (1990)
- Goodfellas (1990)
- Impulse (1990)
- Internal Affairs (1990)
- King of New York (1990)
- Miami Blues (1990)
- Miller's Crossing (1990)
- The Two Jakes (1990)
- Cape Fear (1991)
- Dead Again (1991)
- Delusion (1991)
- Femme Fatale (1991)
- Liebestraum (1991)
- Mortal Thoughts (1991)
- New Jack City (1991)
- Basic Instinct (1992)
- Deep Cover (1992)
- Final Analysis (1992)
- Guncrazy (1992)
- Jennifer Eight (1992)
- One False Move (1992)
- Red Rock West (1992)
- Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Trespass (1992)
- Unlawful Entry (1992)
- The Fugitive (1993)
- Guilty as Sin (1993)
- Sliver (1993)
- True Romance (1993)
- China Moon (1994)
- The Getaway (1994)
- The Last Seduction (1994)
- Léon (1994)
- Natural Born Killers (1994)
- Sugar Hill (1994)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
- Heat (1995)
- Jade (1995)
- Se7en (1995)
- Casino (1995)
- Underneath (1995)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Gang in Blue (1996)
- 2 Days in the Valley (1996)
- Blood and Wine (1996)
- Bound (1996)
- Don't Look Back (1996)
- Eye for an Eye (1996)
- Fargo (1996)
- Hard Eight (aka Sydney) (1996)
- Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
- Last Man Standing (1996)
- Mulholland Falls (1996)
- The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
- True Crime (1996)
- City of Industry (1997)
- Cold Around the Heart (1997)
- Jackie Brown (1997)
- Cop Land (1997)
- L.A. Confidential (1997)
- U Turn (1997)
- The Curve (film) (1998)
- The Game (film) (1998)
- Out of Sight (1998)
- Palmetto (1998)
- A Perfect Murder (1998)
- Ronin (1998)
- A Simple Plan (1998)
- Twilight (1998)
- Wild Things (1998)
- 8mm (1999)
- The Bone Collector (1999)
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
- Payback (1999)
- Resurrection (1999)
- True Crime (1999)
- The Woman Chaser (1999)
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
- The Limey (1999)
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Post-classic noir/2000s
- Reindeer Games (2000)
- Way of the Gun (2000)
- Panic (2000)
- Shaft (2000)
- The Deep End (2001)
- Heist (2001)
- The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
- Picture Claire (2001)
- The Pledge (2001)
- Training Day (2001)
- City by the Sea (2002)
- City of Ghosts (2002)
- Dark Blue (2002)
- The Good Thief (2002)
- Femme Fatale (2002)
- Insomnia (2002)
- Murder By Numbers (2002)
- Narc (2002)
- Road to Perdition (2002)
- The Salton Sea (2002)
- Basic (2003)
- Confidence (2003)
- The Cooler (2003)
- Matchstick Men (2003)
- Out of Time (2003)
- Collateral (2004)
- Never Die Alone (2004)
- Taking Lives (2004)
- Twisted (2004)
- Derailed (2005)
- Harsh Times (2005)
- A History of Violence (2005)
- Shadowboxer (2005)
- Sin City (2005)
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
- Brick (2006)
- Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
- The Black Dahlia (2006)
- The Departed (2006)
- The Good German (2006)
- Hollywoodland (2006)
- Inside Man (2006)
- Lonely Hearts (2006)
- Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
- Miami Vice (2006)
- Running Scared (2006)
- Smokin' Aces (2007)
- Gone Baby Gone (2007)
- American Gangster (2007)
- No Country For Old Men (2007)
- Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
- Eastern Promises (2007)
- The Spirit (2008)
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Psycho-noir/1980s–2000s
- Blue Velvet (1986)
- Blink (1990)
- Knight Moves (1991)
- Shattered (1991)
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
- The Vagrant (1992)
- Lost Highway (1997)
- Existenz (1998)
- Fight Club (1999)
- American Psycho (2000)
- Memento (2000)
- Mulholland Drive (2001)
- The Machinist (2004)
- Secret Window (2004)
- Hard Candy (2005)
- The Number 23 (2007)
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Post-classic noir-comedy crossovers
- Play It Again, Sam (1972)
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
- Crime Wave (1985)
- Crimewave (1985)
- The Naked Gun (1988)
- Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1992)
- Fatal Instinct (1993)
- Get Shorty (1995)
- The House of Yes (1997)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
- Very Bad Things (1998)
- Zero Effect (1998)
- Cecil B. DeMented (2000)
- The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
- Novocaine (2001)
- One Night at McCool's (2001)
- Death to Smoochy (2002)
- Be Cool (2005)
- The Big White (2005)
- The Ice Harvest (2005)
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
- Big Nothing (2006)
- Mini's First Time (2006)
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Post-classic noir-Western crossovers
- Welcome to Hard Times (1967)
- Cemetery Without Crosses (1969)
- High Plains Drifter (1973)
- Unforgiven (1992)
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Post-classic noir-SF crossovers
- The Satan Bug (1965)
- The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)
- Soylent Green (1973)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- The Terminator (1984)
- Brazil (1985)
- RoboCop (1987)
- Alien Nation (1988)
- Total Recall (1990)
- Alien³ (1992)
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
- Strange Days (1995)
- Twelve Monkeys (1995)
- Gattaca (1997)
- Disturbing Behavior (1998)
- Dark City (1998)
- Existenz (1998)
- The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
- The Matrix (1999)
- Cypher (2002)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Southland Tales (2007)
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Post-classic miscellaneous crossovers
- Cabaret (1972)—noir musical
- The Dead Don't Die (1975)—noir horror
- New York, New York (1977)—noir musical
- Pennies from Heaven (1981)—noir musical
- Angel Heart (1987)—noir horror
- The Believers (1987)—noir horror
- Dead of Winter (1987)—noir horror
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)—"toon-noir"
- Batman (1989)—superhero noir
- Darkman (1990)—superhero noir/horror
- The First Power (1990)—noir horror
- Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)—noir horror
- Batman Returns (1992)—superhero noir
- The Resurrected (1992)—noir horror
- The Shadow (1994)—superhero noir
- In the Mouth of Madness (1995)—noir horror
- Lord of Illusions (1995)—noir horror
- The Phantom (1996)—superhero noir
- Fallen (1998)—noir horror
- The Ninth Gate (1999)—noir horror
- FeardotCom (2002)—noir horror
- Daredevil (2003)—superhero noir
- Batman Begins (2005)—superhero noir
- The Dark Knight (2008)—superhero noir
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Post-classic noir TV series
- Peter Gunn (1958–61)
- The Fugitive (1963–67)
- The Outer Limits (1963–65)
- Banyon (1972–73)
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974–75)
- City of Angels (1976)
- Miami Vice (1984–89)
- Mike Hammer (1984–87)
- Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1984–86)
- Moonlighting (1985–89)
- Crime Story (1986–88)
- Twin Peaks (1990–91)
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992–95)
- Fallen Angels (1993, 1995)
- EZ Streets (1996, 1997)
- La Femme Nikita (1997-2001)
- Brimstone (1998–99)
- Angel (1999–2004)
- Firefly (2002)
- The Shield (2002-2008)
- Dead Like Me (2003-2004)
- Veronica Mars (2004–07)
- Day Break (2006)
- Dexter (2006–present)
- Moonlight (2007–2008)
- Raines (2007)
- Mad Men (2007-present)
- Breaking Bad (2008-present)
- Life On Mars (2008-2009)
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Proto-noir/non-U.S.
- Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930) (Germany)
- La Chienne (1931) (France)
- M (1931) (Germany)
- Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht (1931) (Germany)
- Voruntersuchung (1931) (Germany)
- La nuit du carrefour (Night at the Crossroads) (1932) (France)
- Quick (1932) (Germany)
- Stürme der Leidenschaft (1932) (Germany)
- Brennendes Geheimnis (The Burning Secret) (1933) (Germany)
- Cargaison blanche (Traffic in Souls) (1937) (France)
- Mollenard (1937) (France)
- La Serpiente roja (1937) (Cuba)
- Pépé le Moko (1937) (France)
- La Bête humaine (1938) (France)
- Quai des brumes (Port of Shadows) (1938) (France)
- Le Dernier tournant (1939) (France)
- Le Jour se lève (1939) (France)
- Pièges (Snares) (1939) (France)
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Classic film noir/non-U.S.
- 1940s
- Contraband (1940) (UK)
- Le Corbeau (The Raven) (1943) (France)
- Ossessione (1943) (Italy)
- Brighton Rock (1947) (UK)
- It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) (UK)
- Odd Man Out (1947) (UK)
- Panique (1947) (France)
- Quai des Orfèvres (1947) (France)
- They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) (UK)
- Dédée d'Anvers (1948) (France)
- Drunken Angel (1948) (Japan)
- Une si jolie petite plage (Riptide) (1949) (France)
- Salón México (1949) (Mexico)
- The Small Back Room (1949) (UK)
- Stray Dog (1949) (Japan)
- The Third Man (1949) (UK)
- 1950s
- Cronaca di un amore (Chronicle of a Love / Story of a Love Affair) (1950) (Italy)
- Night and the City (1950) (UK)
- Casque d'or (Golden Marie) (1952) (France)
- The Gambler and the Lady (1952) (UK)
- The Last Page (aka Man Bait) (1952) (UK)
- Nous sommes tous des assassins (1952) (France)
- Stolen Face (1952) (UK)
- Wings of Danger (1952) (UK)
- The Flanagan Boy (aka Bad Blonde) (1953) (UK)
- Quand tu liras cette lettre (1953) (France)
- 36 Hours (aka Terror Street) (1953) (UK)
- Le Salaire de la peur (The Wages of Fear) (1953) (France)
- Avant le déluge (Before the Flood) (1954) (France)
- Les Femmes s'en balancent (Dames Don't Care) (1954) (France)
- Five Days (aka Paid to Kill) (1954) (UK)
- Le Grand jeu (1954) (France)
- The House Across the Lake (aka Heat Wave) (1954) (UK)
- Murder by Proxy (aka Blackout) (1954) (UK)
- Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) (France)
- Bob le flambeur (1955) (France)
- Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) (UK)
- Les Diaboliques (1955) (France)
- Le Dossier noir (1955) (France)
- The Glass Cage (aka The Glass Tomb) (1955) (UK)
- Die Ratten (1955) (Germany)
- Razzia sur la Chnouf (1955) (France)
- Du rififi chez les hommes (Rififi) (1955) (France)
- Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam (The Devil Strikes at Night) (1956) (Germany)
- Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) (1958) (France)
- The Rough and the Smooth (1959) (UK)
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Post-classic noir/non-U.S.
- 1960s
- À bout de souffle (Breathless) (1960) (France)
- Plein Soleil (Purple Noon) (1960) (France)
- Tirez sur le pianiste (Shoot the Piano Player) (1960) (France)
- Le Trou (The Hole) (1960) (France)
- Le Doulos (1962) (France)
- High and Low (1963) (Japan)
- Bande à part (Band of Outsiders) (1964) (France)
- Tôkyô nagaremono (Tokyo Drifter) (1966) (Japan)
- Branded to Kill (1967) (Japan)
- Le Samouraï (1967) (France)
- La Mariée était en noir (The Bride Wore Black) (1968) (France)
- The Conformist (1969) (Italy)
- Que la bête meure (This Man Must Die) (1969) (France)
- 1970s
- Le Boucher (1970) (France)
- Le Cercle rouge (1970) (France)
- Get Carter (1971) (UK)
- Un Homme est mort (The Outside Man) (1972) (France)
- Un Flic (1972) (France)
- Pulp (1972) (UK)
- The Castle of Sand (1974) (Japan)
- Der Amerikanische Freund (The American Friend) (1977) (Germany)
- Série noire (1979) (France)
- 1980s
- The Long Good Friday (1980) (UK)
- Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate) (1981) (France)
- Angel (1982) (UK)
- La Balance (1982) (France)
- Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss (Veronika Voss) (1982) (Germany)
- La Lune dans le caniveau (The Moon in the Gutter) (1983) (France)
- De vierde man (The Fourth Man) (1983) (Netherlands)
- Vivement dimanche! (Confidentially Yours / Finally Sunday) (1983) (France)
- The Element of Crime (1984) (Denmark)
- Mona Lisa (1986) (UK)
- As Tears Go By (1988) (Hong Kong)
- Stormy Monday (1988) (UK)
- Monsieur Hire (1989) (France)
- 1990s
- Boiling Point (1990) (Japan)
- The Krays (1990) (UK)
- Nikita (La Femme Nikita) (1990) (France)
- Europa (1991) (Denmark)
- Katia Ismailova (1994) (Russia)
- Léon (The Professional) (1994) (France)
- Fallen Angels (1995) (Hong Kong)
- Insomnia (1997) (Norway)
- Kiss or Kill (1997) (Australia)
- Croupier (1998) (UK)
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) (UK)
- So Close to Paradise (1998) (China)
- 2000s
- Snatch (2000) (UK)
- Gangster No. 1 (2000) (UK)
- Sexy Beast (2000) (UK)
- Lantana (2001) (Australia)
- Il Gioco di Ripley (Ripley's Game) (2002) (Italy)
- The Missing Gun (2002) (China)
- City of God (2002) (Brazil)
- Infernal Affairs (2002) (Hong Kong)
- The Alzheimer Case (2003) (Belgium)
- Blind Shaft (2003) (China)
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003) (UK)
- Bad Education (2004) (Spain)
- Dead Man's Shoes (2004) (UK)
- Layer Cake (2004) (UK)
- El Aura (2005) (Argentina)
- Match Point (2005) (UK)
- The Red Kebaya (2006) (Malaysia)
- Lust, Caution (2007) (China)
- Johnny Gaddar (2007) (India)
- In Bruges (2008) (UK)
- Zift (2008) (Bulgaria)
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Psycho-noir/non-U.S.
- Naked Lunch (1991) (Canada)
- Crash (1996) (Canada)
- Following (1998) (UK)
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) (S. Korea)
- Last Exit (2003) (Denmark)
- Oldboy (2003) (S. Korea)
- Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) (S. Korea)
- 13 (Tzameti) (2005) (France)
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Post-classic crossovers/non-U.S.
- Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (Alphaville) (1965) (France/SF)
- Gumshoe (1971) (UK/comedy)
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) (Japan/SF anime)
- Running on Karma (2003) (Hong Kong/"bubblegum noir")
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) (Japan/SF anime)
- Renaissance (2006) (France/animated SF)
- V for Vendetta (2006) (UK/SF)
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Post-classic noir TV/non-U.S.
- The Singing Detective (1986) (UK)
- Cracker (1993-2006) (UK)
- Cowboy Bebop (1998–99) (Japan/anime)
- The Big O (1999-2000) (Japan/anime)
- Noir (2001) (Japan/anime)
- Life on Mars (2006–07) (UK)
- Darker than Black (2007) (Japan/anime)
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007) (UK)
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Sources
- Borde, Raymond, and Etienne Chaumeton (2002 [1955]). A Panorama of American Film Noir, 1941–1953, trans. Paul Hammond. San Francisco: City Lights Books. ISBN 0-87286-412-X
- Pappas, Charles (2005). It's A Bitter Little World. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books. ISBN 1-58297-387-3
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