British Noir Movies

After the war is over, two army pals take opposite paths in civvy street. One becomes a petty criminal, the other becomes a policeman.

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

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

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

Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.

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.

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...

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

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 barber gives in to temptation and steals some money, leading to blackmail and murder.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

An insurance investigator in London attempts to thwart smugglers trafficking stolen lambskins infected with anthrax.

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

A gangster is caught and arrested by police. When he's being transported by bus -- filled with innocent civilians -- it's hi-jacked by his gang in...