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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Fearing her husband could become a killer, a woman seeks a psychiatrist's help.

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

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...

A motorist picks up to escaped convicts. Instead of turning them over to the police he hires them to kill his wife.

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

In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies he...

The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.

An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. The trouble is that she is the German lady who...

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...

A businessman loses his sight in an explosion on the day his wife planned to leave him for another man.

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...

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...