List of film noir titles


is not a clearly defined genre. Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
The terms which are used below to subsume various periods and variations of film noir are not definitive and are meant as a navigational aid rather than as critical argument. Because the 1940s and 1950s are universally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir, films released prior to 1940 are listed under the caption "Precursors / early noir-like films". Films released after 1959 should generally only be listed in the list of neo-noir titles.

Precursors / early noir-like films

Under Cover Man

1920

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

American color noir

British noir

1942

Classic-period crossover films

Noir Westerns

Miscellaneous crossover films

Noir comedies / parodies