British Noir Movies

A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.

The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.

“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he...

A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can't build a case against him she decides to go...

Private eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war. Shortly after arriving, he becomes the prime suspect...

A businessman loses his sight in an explosion on the day his wife planned to leave him for another man.

When John North, a budding author, pulls the communication cord of a late night train that is taking him away on a weekend with his publishers wife,...

A clerk sees his big chance to escape a humdrum existence, but his resolve is tested as many unexpected obstacles arise.

An American veteran returns to England after WWII to learn that his London lover has become involved with a dangerous spy ring and their search for a...

A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in...

Story of a Dutchman's flight across post-war Germany trying to locate the man who alone can clear him of a false murder charge. (BFI Website)

Vacationing at a resort hotel in Spain, a man discovers he is the only one not mixed up one way or another in murder, drugs and microfilm smuggling....

Impoverished British bank clerk John Ross is hopelessly in love with drop-dead gorgeous Irene James. Ross will do anything to win Irene's affections...

A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.

A police detective suspects that his sister's boyfriend is a murderer.

A confession to a priest from a thief leads to the priest's life being threatened by his gang.

In the small town of Quaint, Bruce Levin (Adam Templar) owns a respectable B&B establishment. Sleeping around with various women behind his wife's...

Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre.

When a ransom bid results in the death of a child, the police have only one lead – the old lady who witnessed the kidnapper using a public...

In this crime melodrama, a Swiss woman finds herself unwittingly involved in a plot to steal from her employer, a London diamond merchant. Her...