Newbie to the whole Film Noir. I have only seen The Maltese Falcon and LA Confidential. Anybody have any suggestions on movies that are currently on Youtube? I also have Amazon Prime. Just a couple of titles to start me off right.
Thank you!
June 17, 2026, 03:56 PM
parabellum
Oh, lots of choices, but Film Noir has a defined period- 1940 to 1959. Anything outside of that is either proto noir (before) or neo noir (after). L.A. Confidential is neo noir.
Randomly in what's available on youtube, you can start here:
June 17, 2026, 05:21 PM
oddball
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
June 17, 2026, 05:39 PM
Georgeair
Not YT, but if you have TCM check out their Film Noir page. A show each Sat late night, with host giving great preview and post reviews.
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June 17, 2026, 08:25 PM
ibexsig
Thanks much...already started watching Kiss of Death.
June 17, 2026, 10:31 PM
heydrich
Kiss of Death is a masterpiece!
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June 17, 2026, 11:09 PM
parabellum
Jules Dassin's Night and the City. The pit of despair of film noir. So bleak, to the point of making you squirm.
The Prowler. Same deal. Dark, squirmy noir.
Force of Evil. More despair. You ain't gettin' out. No exit, baby.
June 18, 2026, 01:44 PM
oddball
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
"Kiss of Death" was a great movie. To my perspective it seemed to have a sense of dread to it.
I appreciate all this great info. My only desire is to have more free time to be able to watch all this contact, but it will keep me occupied for the summer.
June 19, 2026, 05:48 PM
heydrich
White Heat with Jimmy Cagney.
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June 20, 2026, 01:05 AM
lechiffre
Borderline 1950 Fred MacMurray & Claire Trevor
Pitfall 1948 Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott & Jane Wyatt
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