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Great '50s noirs

posted 17 years ago by Adam_P_L
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Hey, everybody. I'm looking for recommendations for films that are similar to Plunder Road. The heyday of film noir was in the '30s and '40s, with some film scholars even going so far as to claim that any picture made after Double Indemnity is not "true" film noir. While there may be some merit to this position, I love a lot of the black and white crime/noir pictures I've seen from the '50s. Here's a short list. Recommendations in the same vein would be much appreciated!

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Panic in the Streets (1950)
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
The Narrow Margin (1952)
The Big Heat (1953)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
The Killing (1956)
Plunder Road (1957)
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Touch of Evil (1958)

Hmm. OK. I just realized that films released in 1950 technically count as '40s film noir, since decades start with a "1" and end with a "0," but, whatever...

[–] C.S.Wood 16 years ago

I'm a little over a year late, but oh well

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[–] arisdisc 15 years ago

Actually, the best ones are from the 50's IMO.
You can do a cross-search right here on IMDB that will give you a HUGE list.

Their engine is quite precise. That's what I did...and now I own about 70% of them.

Give it a shot.