Where to Watch Film Noir for Free During Noirvember • The Dapper Dahlia

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Noirvember is a special time of year when classic movie lovers around the world celebrate the darker, seedier side of Old Hollywood: film noir. If you’re wanting to join and wondering where to watch film noir for free, look no further. I’ve made a list of the best film noir to stream during Noirvember 2022, from ill-fated romances to hard-boiled detective cases. This list includes mostly 1940s and 1950s noir movies, plus a few from the 1930s, and I didn’t include the films that have really poor reviews.

Thankfully, there are a lot of noir films available to stream on multiple streaming services, in fact, so many that it may be overwhelming to choose one from all of the options. Additionally, some movies require you to rent or buy to watch. This list has the best noir movies that are free to watch on streaming platforms like Tubi TV and Plex, or free with subscription on platforms like Paramount+ and Prime Video.

Keep in mind that the quality of the films on the free platforms may not be the greatest. Also, the free streaming services often have commercial breaks throughout the films. If you’re a big cinephile and want a premium viewing experience, you may want to consider buying Blu-ray editions of some of these classic noir films.

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Where to watch film noir during Noirvember 2022

You can watch tons of noir films on these streaming platforms for free, or free with subscription:

Tubi TV – free
Pluto TV – free
Plex – free
Xumo – free
Prime Video – 30-day free trial
Paramount Plus – 7-day free trial
Criterion Channel – 14-day free trial
HBO Max – included in subscription

Film noir on Tubi TV

Tubi TV has a Noirvember category so you can easily browse through film noir from the 1930s through present day. Here are the noir movies from the 1940s and 1950s—plus one from 1931 with Jean Harlow—that you can stream for free on Tubi TV:

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Woman in the Window (1945)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Impact (1949)
Gilda (1946)
D.O.A. (1950)
The Strange Woman (1946)
Notorious (1946)
Crime of Passion (1956)
Sudden Fear (1952)
The Stranger (1946)
Lured (1947)
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Too Late for Tears (1949)
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
He Walked by Night (1948)
Stray Dog (1949)
Woman On the Run (1951)
Strange Illusion (1945)
The Second Woman (1950)
Ministry of Fear (1944)
The Night of the Hunger (1955)
Man in the Attic (1953)
Killer’s Kiss (1955)
The Public Enemy (1931)
The Law (1959)
Quicksand (1950)
Dick Tracy films (multiple)
Shoot to Kill (1947)

Film noir on Pluto TV

Pluto TV is another streaming service that offers TV and movies for free. Here’s the best film noir you can currently watch on Pluto TV:

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Detour (1945)
The Killing (1956)
D.O.A. (1950)
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Suddenly (1954)
Bluebeard (1944)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
Dead End (1937)
He Walked by Night (1948)

Film noir on Plex

On Plex, you can stream live television plus watch thousands of movies on demand for free. These are the noir movies on Plex:

The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Impact (1949)
A Blueprint for Murder (1953)
The Stranger (1946)
Lured (1947)
Pitfall (1948)
Detour (1945)
Diabolique (1955)
Stray Dog (1949)
D.O.A. (1950)
Eyes in the Night (1942)
And Then There Were None (1945)
Woman On the Run (1951)
Drunken Angel (1948)
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
The Big Combo (1955)
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Force of Evil (1948)
He Walked by Night (1948)
You Only Live Once (1937)
Too Late for Tears (1949)
They Made Me A Criminal (1939)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Trapped (1949)
The Crooked Way (1949)
Strange Illusion (1945)
Shoot to Kill (1947)

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Film noir on Xumo

Xumo TV is a newer streaming platform from Comcast and Charter. Some of the best noir movies are available to watch on Xumo TV, including Gaslight, Detour and Scarlet Street.

Gaslight (1944)
Impact (1949)
Detour (1945)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
And Then There Were None (1945)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Red House (1947)
The Stranger (1946)

Film noir on Prime Video

The following noir films are all included in your Prime Video subscription, and the streaming service has even more movies available to rent or buy. New subscribers can try Prime Video for free for 30 days.

The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Impact (1949)
Crime of Passion (1956)
The Stranger (1946)
Detour (1945)
Ladies in Retirement (1941)
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Too Late for Tears (1949)
The Big Combo (1955)
Dead End (1937)
Convicted (1950)
Terror by Night (1946)
Finger of Guilt (1956)
Suddenly (1954)
Thunder Road (1958)
He Walked by Night (1948)
The Woman in the Window (1945)
Edge of Doom (1950)
The Big Caper (1957)
The Mob (1951)
Hangmen Also Die (1943)
D.O.A. (1950)
Guest in the House (1944)
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Timetable (1956)
Woman On the Run (1951)
Man in the Attic (1953)
Shed No Tears (1948)
The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) (and other Mr. Wong movies)

Film noir on The Criterion Channel

If you love classic films, you probably have a Criterion Channel subscription. If not, you can sign up for a 14-day free trial, after which it’s $10.99/month or $99.99/year. Criterion Channel has housed all of its film noir selections in a November Noir category for easy browsing. These are the available noir movies:

Out of the Fog (1941)
The Glass Key (1942)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Detour (1945)
Fallen Angel (1945)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
The Dark Corner (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Kiss of Death (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
The Naked City (1948)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Force of Evil (1948)
Cry of the City (1948)
Thieves’ Highway (1949)
Caught (1949)
The Breaking Point (1950)
Panic in the Streets (1950)
He Ran All the Way (1951)
The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Film noir on HBO Max

HBO Max has fewer noir films compared to other streaming platforms, but it makes up for it by offering several of the most popular noir movies that aren’t on other platforms, like Out of the Past and The Maltese Falcon. These are available in the HBO Max subscription, with plans starting at $9.99/month:

Gaslight (1944)
Out of the Past (1947)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
They Live by Night (1948)
Diabolique (1955)
Odd Man Out (1947)
Time Without Pity (1957)
The Bad and the Beautiful* (1952)
To Have and Have Not* (1944)

*These films are more drama/romance films but have noir undertones.

Film noir on Paramount+

If you have a Paramount+ subscription, you can watch a handful of great 1940s and ’50s noir films including He Walked by Night and Impact. New to Paramount+? Take advantage of the 7-day free trial.

Impact (1949)
The Stranger (1946)
Detour (1945)
He Walked by Night (1948)
Woman On the Run (1951)

More ways to watch film noir for free:

Freevee: Freevee is a free streaming service from Amazon that offers movies, shows, Freevee Originals and live entertainment.
The Roku Channel: Add The Roku Channel to your Roku streaming device, compatible Samsung Smart TV or Amazon Fire TV device, or access it from the Roku app and watch free movies, TV, live TV channels and Roku Originals.
Kanopy: On Kanopy, you can stream movies for free by entering your library card details.
Hoopla Digital: Hoopla is another streaming service that offers movies, TV and more from your local library catalog.

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