British Noir Movies

An orphan wreaks havoc on a remote Scottish island when she causes an age-old feud to be reignited.

Band leader Frank Martin is convicted and sentenced to death for murdering the owner of a club in which he had performed. Frank's innocent of the...

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

When his best friend is murdered inside a London dancehall, a cab driver and his girlfriend involve themselves in the investigation and discover a...

A gangster's girl loves a one-eyed boxer who is framed for robbery.

Small-time jewel thief Leo Martin is deserted by his partners-in-crime, club owner Gus Loman and driver Hatchett, when the robbery they are...

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

A young woman is framed for the murder of a wealthy man who met his death at the hands of his heirs.

A novelist wakes up with a gun in his hand and a corpse in the house he woke up in. He doesn't remember how he got there or even if he committed the...

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...

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

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

Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a 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...

Anne Maitland, a female lawyer, receives an unexpected late-night visit from ex-boyfriend Guy Ransome. She agrees to let him sleep on the sofa but he...

A man gets in trouble when he accidentally kills and covers up a murder of a girl he meets after a big fight with his wife.

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 police detective suspects that his sister's boyfriend is a murderer.

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