Movies like Backlash
If Backlash's mix of film noir and b movie stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Backlash's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Directed by Billy Wilder · 110 min8.3
Why you'll like itWith Larry J. Blake · Shares: film noir
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
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The Naked City
1948 · Directed by Jules Dassin · 96 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: film noir · Also crime and mystery · From the same decade (1940s)
After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.
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The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Directed by John Huston · 113 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: film noir
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
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Pickup on South Street
1953 · Directed by Samuel Fuller · 80 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: film noir
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wallet.
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The Hitch-Hiker
1953 · Directed by Ida Lupino · 71 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: film noir
Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law.