The list below shows that the traditional film noir films were produced during the 50s and then this genre was changed into more modern styles to suit the time called neo noir, for example Sin City. Film noir is now out dated and therefore has been developed in to other genres.
| 1. |  | Sunset Boulevard (1950) A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.Dir: Billy Wilder With: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von StroheimDrama | Film-NoirUnited States-APPROVED110 mins. |
| 2. |  | The Third Man (1949) Arriving in Vienna, Holly Martins learns that his friend Harry Lime, who has invited him, recently died in a car accident.Dir: Carol Reed With: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida ValliFilm-Noir | Mystery | ThrillerUnited States-APPROVED104 mins. |
| 3. |  | Double Indemnity (1944) An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions.Dir: Billy Wilder With: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. RobinsonCrime | Film-Noir | Thriller  107 mins. |
| 4. |  | The Maltese Falcon (1941) A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.Dir: John Huston With: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys GeorgeCrime | Film-Noir | MysteryUnited States-APPROVED |
| 5. |  | Notorious (1946) A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude RainsFilm-Noir | Romance | ThrillerUnited States-APPROVED101 mins. |
| 6. |  | Strangers on a Train (1951) A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder...a theory that he plans to implement.Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth RomanCrime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Romance | ThrillerUnited States-APPROVED101 mins. |
| 7. |  | The Big Sleep (1946) Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.Dir: Howard Hawks With: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John RidgelyCrime | Film-Noir | Mystery | ThrillerUnited States-APPROVED114 mins. |
| 8. |  | Touch of Evil (1958) Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.Dir: Orson Welles With: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet LeighCrime | Film-Noir | Thriller 95 mins. |
| 9. |  | The Night of the Hunter (1955) A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Dir: Charles Laughton With: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian GishDrama | Film-Noir | ThrillerUnited States-APPROVED93 mins. |
| 10. |  | The Killing (1956) Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.Dir: Stanley Kubrick With: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince EdwardsCrime | Film-Noir | ThrillerUnited States-APPROVED |
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