British Noir Movies

The son of a notorious hangman is gradually becoming insane and he finds himself unable to resist the urge to strangle women to death.

An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court.

Sent to a home for "problem" girls, incipient juvenile delinquent Gwen receives a crash course in petty crime. Back on the outside, she falls in...

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

A neurosurgeon relates to his students in medical school a story about an affair he had with a married woman and how after the affair was over, the...

Janet Miller (Lana Morris) is a married woman caught in awkward circumstances after police investigating a murder come up with evidence, and a...

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

Nightclub employee Joan Foster (Kay Callard) assists the brother of a murdered reporter to expose a drug ring.

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)

A young woman is framed for the murder of a wealthy man who met his death at the hands of his heirs.

Unable to recall the past 24 hours, a British bank clerk is the prime suspect for a robbery/murder.

After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers (played by Trevor Howard) finds work cataloging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas...

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

Detective Inspector Campbell (Gordon Jackson) looks into the murder of a teacher at a girls school where there are a number of suspects, including...

Canadian World War II veteran John Graham works in London as a code breaker. Tragedy strikes when his pregnant wife, Carol, is accidentally run over...

An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger's daughter who...

Film producer Reggie Wilson is worried he may have a dual personality. Fleeing Hollywood, he finds himself in England and married to the studio...

Dutch painter Jan-Van Rooyer hurries to keep a rendezvous with Jacqueline Cousteau, an elegant, sophisticated Frenchwoman, slightly his elder, whose...

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...

Two small boys are playing in a wood. The younger boy has a revolver and, not understanding that the gun differs from his toy pistol, plays...