Posted on 08/08/2026 2:55:55 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg
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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Hitchcock(1946)...Bergman, Grant
The Big Sleep.
Bogart. Bacall.
L
King’s Row-1942
All the Kings Men -1949
My top three:
1. Double Indemnity:
2. Strangers on a Train.
3. Maltese Falcon
Yes, and also “The Big Sleep” - my favorite Bogart movie will always be “The African Queen.”
I’m not an aficionado of noir from earlier eras, but I’ll put Nightmare Alley out there. I saw the Del Toro version, and it was about as noir as it gets.
Oh, sorry. I don’t speak French, barely have a grip on English. But that being said, I would still prefer the Marx Brothers... :)
In the same vein is Kiss of Death (1949) featuring the psychotic Frank
"The
Riddler" Gorshen. A psycho, an old lady in a wheel chair, and a tall
staircase. 'Nuff said!
Agree, Raymond Chandler - his novels beautifully portray Los Angeles as it was in the 30s and 40s.
Second would be James M. Cain - “The Postman Always Rings Twice,” and “Double Indemnity.”
All great American novels and classics.
I *just*watched that again a few weeks ago. Crazy movie. Gene Tierney is sooooo pretty.
Great list!
I would add: “The Big Sleep” and “Maltese Falcon.”
A Place in the Sun. “a 1951 American drama film directed by George Stevens. It stars Montgomery Clift as a poor man, Elizabeth Taylor as a rich socialite, and Shelley Winters as his pregnant coworker. Based on Theodore Dreiser’s novel An American Tragedy, the movie explores dark ambition and a fatal love triangle.” (from Wikipedia). Great movie with a gorgeous Elizabeth Taylor. And I have always liked Montgomery Clift.
Phantom Lady (1944).
Too many
White Heat
Touch of Evil
Laura
Asphalt Jungle
The Killing
The Third Man
Key Largo
Scarlet Street
Sunset Boulevard
Strangers on a Train
Rope
The Mechanic (1972) Excellent.
Charles Bronson & Jan-Michael Vincent
I know nothing of the 2011 remake.
David Lynch ‘Mullholland Drive” 2001 was a great Neo-Noir film.
Mullholland Drive is great. Agree.
Lost Highway is my favorite film by him, however.
“Party” scene from Lost Highway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y7LpMraInc
“Key Largo” with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
“Rear Window” with Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly
“Mogambo” with Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly
The Third Man and the Maltese Falcon are both fantastic.
“Gene Tierney is sooooo pretty.”
In the late ‘70s or early ‘80s she was on the same cruise as us. Older, but beautiful. Always alone. She looked sad.
The Ghost And Mrs. Muir is one of my favorites.
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