Film Noir & Dark Mystery Thrillers

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The Maltese Falcon (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD]
1.  The Maltese Falcon (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ The Maltese Falcon
The list author says:
  "A cast of incredible characters led by Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade join in the famous hunt for an ancient bejeweled object of precious art, the Maltese Falcon."
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The Big Sleep [1946] [DVD]
2.  The Big Sleep [1946] [DVD] DVD ~ Humphrey Bogart
The list author says:
  "Who were ever better together than Bogart and Bacall?  Also, Robert Mitchum is very good in the 1977 remake."
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Double Indemnity (1944) [DVD]
3.  Double Indemnity (1944) [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck together in the best movie that either one of them ever made."
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The Postman Always Rings Twice [1946] [DVD]
4.  The Postman Always Rings Twice [1946] [DVD] DVD ~ Lana Turner
The list author says:
  "See why an entire generation of young men fell in love, and lust, with the sexy Lana Turner."
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Rebecca [1940] [DVD]
5.  Rebecca [1940] [DVD] DVD ~ Laurence Olivier
The list author says:
  "Hitchcock's brilliant, brooding masterpiece from Daphne DuMaurier's timeless novel.  A woman who is never even seen in the film dominates the entire movie.  Also, look at Preminger's 'Laura.'"
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Chinatown [DVD]
6.  Chinatown [DVD] DVD ~ Jack Nicholson
The list author says:
  "A nearly perfect American movie.  Faye Dunaway gives one of her two best performances, the other being in 'Bonnie & Clyde.'  This movie haunts you when it's over."
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Body Heat [DVD] [1981]
7.  Body Heat [DVD] [1981] DVD ~ William Hurt
The list author says:
  "Kathleen Turner sizzles, and William Hurt falls for her in the heat, in this Noir thriller.  The scorching temperature on screen just keeps rising.  Everyone I know likes this film."
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Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte- Studio Classics [DVD]
8.  Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte- Studio Classics [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "One of my absolute favourite movies of all time.  Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotton and Agnes Moorehead are sensational.  Don't read anything about it first.  Just watch the movie."
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Vertigo [DVD]
9.  Vertigo [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "A classic Hitchcock film about obsession and fear of heights with the lovely Kim Novak and the skilled Jimmy Stewart.  Stewart would, also, appear in 'Rear Window.'"
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Body Double [DVD]
10.  Body Double [DVD] DVD ~ Craig Wasson
The list author says:
  "DePalma demonstrates that seeing might be believing, but it is not necessarily being."
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Memento (Special Edition) [DVD]
11.  Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Memento
The list author says:
  "An astounding piece of filmmaking, 'Memento' bears watching over and over again.  It's Guy Pearce's tour de force."
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Farewell my Lovely [DVD]
12.  Farewell my Lovely [DVD] DVD ~ Robert Mitchum
The list author says:
  "Mitchum's solid reprise of Philip Marlowe.  This film is a remake of the 1944 film with Dick Powell.  Watch both."
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This Gun For Hire [DVD]
13.  This Gun For Hire [DVD] DVD ~ Veronica Lake
The list author says:
  "Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.  After viewing this one, check them out in 'The Blue Dahlia,' their other Noir thriller."
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The Player [DVD]
14.  The Player [DVD] DVD ~ Tim Robbins
The list author says:
  "Who would have ever thought that Hollywood, the town of gentle kindness and humanitarian generosity, might possibly be filled with narcissistic sociopaths?"
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Wild Things [DVD] [1998]
15.  Wild Things [DVD] [1998] DVD ~ Kevin Bacon
The list author says:
  "Updated, modern Noir under the Florida sun."
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The Big Easy [DVD]
16.  The Big Easy [DVD] DVD ~ Dennis Quaid
The list author says:
  "Nefarious doings and goings-on in New Orleans."
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Basic Instinct - 10th Anniversary Special Edition [1992] [DVD]
17.  Basic Instinct - 10th Anniversary Special Edition [1992] [DVD] DVD ~ Michael Douglas
The list author says:
  "Sharon Stone opens up a whole new insight into the police interview.  Complex and sexually-charged, 'Basic Instinct' created a furor upon its release."
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L.A. Confidential [1997] [DVD]
18.  L.A. Confidential [1997] [DVD] DVD ~ Kevin Spacey
The list author says:
  "Guy Pearce is an ambitious young law officer who discovers that not all in L. A. is sunshine and glamour."
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Third Man Out [DVD]
19.  Third Man Out [DVD] DVD ~ Chad Allen
The list author says:
  "The gumshoe-detective genre gets a new twist with a modern day 'Nick & Nora.'  Detective Donald Strachey returns in the sequel 'Shock to the System.'"
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The Grifters - Special Edition [DVD]
20.  The Grifters - Special Edition [DVD] DVD ~ Anjelica Huston
The list author says:
  "Angelica Houston and John Cusack play a mother-son team of scam artists."
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Read My Lips [DVD] [2002]
21.  Read My Lips [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Vincent Cassel
The list author says:
  "A young, deaf woman in an office, who can read the lips of her co-workers, hires an ex-con to assist her with consequences for both of them."
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Gilda [DVD]
22.  Gilda [DVD] DVD ~ Rita Hayworth
The list author says:
  "Rita Hayworth does her star turn in this Noir film.  Also, you might want to take a look at her husband's, Orson Welle's, Noir movie, 'Touch of Evil.'"
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Les Diaboliques [1954] [DVD]
23.  Les Diaboliques [1954] [DVD] DVD ~ Simone Signoret
The list author says:
  "A man pushes both his wife and his mistress too far in this French thriller starring Simone Signoret.  It was remade in a later American version with Sharon Stone and Isabelle Adjani."
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Sunset Boulevard - Paramount Originals (includes Limited Edition reproduction film poster) [DVD]
24.  Sunset Boulevard - Paramount Originals (includes Limited Edition reproduction film poster) [DVD] DVD ~ Sunset Boulevard
The list author says:
  "Not truly a detective movie at all; however, it explores the world of California and Hollywood that spawned Film Noir, and is it ever dark.  And a gun does go off."
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Gumshoe [DVD]
25.  Gumshoe [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Along with 'Apartment Zero' and 'The Last of Sheila,' one of my favourite dark movies.  All three should be brought out on PAL DVD in the UK."
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Vertigo - 50th Anniversary Special Edition [DVD] forum
French subtitles available ? 		1 7 Dec 2011
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Rebecca................ 		2 29 Oct 2011
Body Double [DVD] forum
de palma's body double 		1 16 Oct 2011
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Subtitles 		2 14 Oct 2011
Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] forum
German language? 		2 21 Sep 2011
Barbara Stanwyck - Screen Goddess [DVD] forum
english subtitles 		1 30 Jun 2011
Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] forum
Portuguese (not Brazilian Portuguese) subtitles? 		1 3 Jun 2011
Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] forum
Portuguese Subtitle? 		0 7 Oct 2010
The Player [DVD] forum
The Player 2008 edition extras 		1 2 Feb 2010
Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] forum
languages and subtitles 		0 13 Nov 2009
Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] forum
Irish cinema 		0 15 Mar 2009
Barbara Stanwyck - Screen Goddess [DVD] forum
subtitles 		0 3 Feb 2009
 
   

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Last updated: 21/06/2008
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