British Noir Movies

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 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...

A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.

A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know where he's hid his loot.

An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband's art-forgery/arson scam.

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

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...

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 young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.

Fed up with her wealthy but abusive husband, Tom (Basil Dignam), young English homemaker Laura Wilton (Anne Heywood) conspires with her lover,...

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

When his wife stops writing to him and his letters are returned unanswered, Dan becomes extremely concerned about her welfare. He returns home but is...

In Ballyconnen, Emmy Baudine is a beautiful but disturbed young woman who works for the local priest. When the carnival comes to town, she encounters...

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...

An Englishwoman who writes novels meets a farmer who has just killed his nagging wife.

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

A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.

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

In Mexico, a financier on the run poses as a man he just murdered, only to find out that the man was also a murderer.

A young boxer falls in with a crooked fight promoter.