Your Best Film Noir

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I'm looking to introduce my future husband to some film noir, either on DVD, streaming or film (I have a number of projectors to choose from). He didn't watch a lot of classic movies growing up, and we're both late eighties babies, so there wasn't a ton of it on TV to begin with. I didn't really get to indulge this hobby until my dad started restoring projectors.

List me your favorite noir films, popular or obscure. I'd like to see some I haven't heard of before.

Thank you in advance!

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TOPICS: History; Hobbies; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: filmnoir; noir

[KitJ]

I’m voting with Flavious. Anything with Bogart. Not exactly film noir, but all excellent.

I’ll add https://archive.org/

Gobs of garbage but just put your search term in and there are many, many, old movies to watch for free.

Mrs. Kit and I listen to Old Time Radio every night at bedtime. https://archive.org/details/oldtimeradio

Johnny Dollar, Jack Benny, Whistler, Suspense, Shadow, Lone Ranger, Dragnet, Box 13, and so many others.

Not a fan of Film Noir but here’s what you’ll find: https://archive.org/details/Film_Noir

[central_va]

When you think about it most Westerns are just dusty noirs.

[AppyPappy]

The Big Sleep although all his books were better than the movies.

[moviefan8]

Movies! has Sunday Night Noir.

https://www.moviestvnetwork.com/noir/

Also check out Turner Classic Movies.

[ClearCase_guy]

bfl

[jimfr]

Agony and ecstasy
No highway in the sky
Man in white suit

[Third Person]

Body Heat too

[Prov1322]

Anything with Humphrey Bogart.

[central_va]

Cape Fear both versions

[Steve_Seattle1]

Casablanca and Key Largo

[HombreSecreto]

Double Indemnity

[farm_kid]

The Big Heat
Charley Varrick
Kansas City Confidential
Narrow Margin
Tequila Sunrise - Music by Dave Gruisin, Dave Sanborn, Lee Ritenour

[William Tell]

"While traditional film noir refers to the black-and-white crime dramas of the 1940s and 1950s (such as The Maltese Falcon or Double Indemnity)" ...

If you came to my place to watch film noir, the first film viewed would be "Double Indemnity". It might also be the second and third.

[abigkahuna]

Frank Sinatra, Suddenly

[Thrownatbirth]

Rear Window

[Dr. Sivana]

Laurel and Hardy. The Marx Brothers, Marx Brothers, At the Circus.!

They are close to the opposite of Film Noir.

[combat_boots]

Finally. Casablanca enters the discussion

[combat_boots]

The credits for that film are killer.

[sjmjax]

The Third Man.

Another recommendation for this film. Unique cinematography, interesting characters and setting.
Some very memorable and clever lines.
But, true film noir with a dark ending.

[KitJ]

I dislike Polanski for obvious reasons.

But “Chinatown” (1974) and “The Two Jakes” (1990) were absolutely great movies.

No spoilers offered! ;)

Chinatown trailer (3:24): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T37QkBc4IGY

The Two Jakes trailer (2:52): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUyMEGfOSkc