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Can't get enough Noir? Today is your lucky day.

1.Detour (1945) - IMDb Score: 7.5 - 67 Minutes

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A film chock full of paranoia and despair which was amazingly shot in only six days, Detour epitomizes the “B” movies of the 1940s. Watch out for Ann Savage. She is an absolute antagonistic terror in this noir.

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2.Scarlet Street (1945) - IMDb Score: 7.9 - 103 Minutes 

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Edward G. Robinson is a man pushed to the brink of insanity thanks to a loveless marriage and an opportunistic femme fatale played by Joan Bennett. It’s one of the noteworthy American films from German master Fritz Lang.

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3.The Stranger (1946) - IMDb Score: 7.5 - 95 Minutes 

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It’s no Citizen Kane but this Orson Welles’ production tells an ominous tale of Nazism invading middle American. Welles plays a fugitive former Nazi and Edward G. Robinson is the man sent to take him down.

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4.Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) - IMDb Score: 7.5 - 116 Minutes 

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This twisted noir came out at a time when Barbara Stanwyck was established and Kirk Douglas was just getting his start. Van Heflin is the man with a secret as Martha Ivers uses her wiles to get what she wants.

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5.Pitfall (1948) - IMDb Score 7.2 - 86 Minutes

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Here’s a noir that brings destruction into the home once more. Dick Powell is an unhappy insurance salesmen who has a quick fling with another woman. It proves to be a mistake with tragic consequences.

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6.Reign of Terror/The Black Book (1949) - IMDb Score: 7.1 - 89 Minutes

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Also known under the title The Black Book, this melodrama is set during the French Revolution as Robert Cummings attempts to bring down Robespierre and his regime. The characteristic moodiness and tension comes courtesy of cinematographer John Alton and director Anthony Mann.

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7.D.O.A. (1950) - IMDb Score: 7.4 - 83 Minutes 

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Conceptually D.O.A. is a fully engrossing thriller as a dying man played by Edmund O’Brien tries to track down who poisoned him. He spends his last few days frantically searching for answers.

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8.Kansas City Confidential (1952) - IMDb Score:  7.5 - 99 Minutes

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It’s a gritty crime film starring John Payne as a man who gets unfairly accused of being involved in a robbery. His trail goes from Kansas City to Mexico as he tries to clear his name and enact revenge on his enemies.

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9. The Big Combo (1955) - IMDb Score: 7.5 - 84 Minutes

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A no nonsense cop played by Cornel Wilde tries to get the goods on local crime boss Mr. Brown using the mobster’s girlfriend. They don’t come much more moody or atmospheric than The Big Combo with scenes seemingly perpetually steeped in chiaroscuro lighting.

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