Here we've displayed a list of the best Femme Fatale films : Double Indemnity(1944), Out of the Past(1947), Casino Royale(2006), The Maltese Falcon(1941), Quai des Orfevres(1947), The Killers(1946), Black Book(2006), Leave Her to Heaven(1945), The Lady From Shanghai(1948), The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946), Black Orpheus(1959), The Housemaid(1960) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1944
106 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Barbara Stanwyck Edward G. Robinson Porter Hall Fortunio Bonanova Jean Heather Tom Powers Byron Barr Richard Gaines John Philliber
insurance salesman femme fatale investigator daughter melodramatic sultry tense america household los angeles train murder deception affair mystery fall 1930s
An insurance representative lets himself be talked by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1947
97 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Jane Greer Kirk Douglas Rhonda Fleming Richard Webb Steve Brodie Virginia Huston Paul Valentine Dickie Moore Frank Wilcox Mary Field
investigator gambler femme fatale henchman cool dark intricate new york city mexico san francisco bridgeport, calif. theft crime love triangle blackmail murder pursuit forbidden love 1940s
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
UK|Czech Republic|USA|Germany|Bahamas
2006
144 Minutes
Daniel Craig Eva Green Mads Mikkelsen Judi Dench Caterina Murino Simon Abkarian Jeffrey Wright Giancarlo Giannini Ivana Milicevic Isaach De Bankolé Claudio Santamaria
spy banker terrorist femme fatale agent thrilling suspenseful confident casino bahamas south africa italy airport love interest gambling murder torture surveillance bomb pursuit
After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Peter Lorre Gladys George Barton MacLane Sydney Greenstreet Lee Patrick Ward Bond Jerome Cowan Elisha Cook Jr. James Burke
detective femme fatale criminal police officer secretary dark gritty brooding intricate san francisco hotel office dangerous assignment shady dealings deception murder greed mystery pursuit temptation
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France
1947
110 Minutes
Louis Jouvet Bernard Blier Suzy Delair Pierre Larquey Simone Renant Jeanne Fusier-Gir Charles Dullin Robert Dalban Blavette Claudine Dupuis J. Daurand
singer pianist businessman inspector femme fatale dark cheeky engaging paris music hall murder musicians performance mystery love fall 1940s
Jenny Lamour wants to succeed in music hall. Her husband and accompanist is Maurice Martineau, a nice but jealous man. When he knew Jenny is making eyes at Brignon, an old businessman, in ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
105 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Albert Van Dekker Sam Levene Virginia Christine John Miljan Vince Barnett Charles D. Brown Donald MacBride
gas station attendant detective insurance investigator hitman femme fatale boxer dark brooding gritty powerful small town diner brentwood, n.j. city robbery crime deception love murder mystery
Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama
Netherlands|Germany|UK|Belgium
2006
144 Minutes
Carice van Houten Sebastian Koch Thom Hoffman Halina Reijn Waldemar Kobus Derek de Lint Christian Berkel Dolf de Vries Peter Blok Michiel Huisman Ronald Armbrust
nazi spy femme fatale fugitive singer suspect suspenseful israel netherlands hideout secret smuggling torture death world war ii escape revenge rescue 1950s
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Crime, Drama
USA
1945
111 Minutes
Gene Tierney Cornel Wilde Jeanne Crain Vincent Price Mary Philips Ray Collins Darryl Hickman Gene Lockhart Reed Hadley Chill Wills Paul Everton
writer femme fatale fiancé brother melodramatic passionate united states household jealousy obsessive love romance murder love triangle love fall 1940s
A writer falls in love with a young socialite and they're soon married. But her obsessive love for him threatens to be the undoing of them both, and everyone else around them.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1948
87 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Orson Welles Everett Sloane Glenn Anders Ted de Corsia Erskine Sanford Gus Schilling Carl Frank Louis Merrill Evelyn Ellis Harry Shannon
seaman wife attorney investigator cop femme fatale dark engaging suspenseful new york city yacht san francisco courtroom theater fun house murder deception betrayal love mystery
Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
113 Minutes
Lana Turner John Garfield Cecil Kellaway Hume Cronyn Audrey Totter Leon Ames Alan Reed
drifter femme fatale district attorney lawyer restaurant owner tense suspenseful passionate diner courtroom california beach car justice ambition murder affair temptation forbidden love fall
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
Drama
Brazil|France|Italy
1959
100 Minutes
Breno Mello Marpessa Dawn Lourdes de Oliveira Léa Garcia Ademar Da Silva Alexandro Constantino Waldemar De Souza Jorge Dos Santos Aurino Cassiano
lover femme fatale fiancée cousin friend killer unrestrained creative dreamy frenetic carnival rio de janeiro forbidden love marriage celebration death love transformation 1950s
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
Mystery & Thriller
South Korea
1960
90 Minutes
Eun-shim Lee Kim Jin Kyu Jeung-nyeo Ju Jin Kyu Kim Ahn Sung-ki Aeng-ran Eom Seok-je Kang Seon-ae Ko Jeong-ok Na
composer wife maid son student femme fatale tense creepy family home south korea obsession affair miscarriage pregnancy violence relationships fall rivalry 1960s
A composer and his wife are thrown into turmoil when a housemaid becomes more than they bargained for.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History
Denmark|Germany|Norway|France|Sweden|Finland|Czech Republic
2008
132 Minutes
Thure Lindhardt Mads Mikkelsen Stine Stengade Peter Mygind Mille Lehfeldt Christian Berkel Hanns Zischler Claus Riis Østergaard Flemming Enevold Lars Mikkelsen Jesper Christensen
resistance fighter assassin nazi collaborator femme fatale double agent brutal gripping denmark assassination world war ii resistance espionage love interest loyalty revenge mystery wretched excess 1940s
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
Western
Italy|Spain
1966
92 Minutes
Franco Nero Edorardo Fajardo Lorendana Nusciak José Bódalo Angel Alvarez Gino Pernice Simon Arriaga Jimmy Douglas
gunslinger femme fatale intense unrestrained small town secret vigilantism rivalry 19th century
A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a half-breed prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1994
110 Minutes
Linda Fiorentino Peter Berg Bill Pullman J.T. Walsh Bill Nunn Herb Mitchell Brien Varady Dean Norris Donna W. Scott
femme fatale doctor divorcée drug dealer private investigator husband brutal shocking suspenseful small town bar buffalo, n.y. apartment drugs infidelity murder betrayal seduction manipulation forbidden love
A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
Drama
USA
1952
97 Minutes
courier spy femme fatale double agent thrilling suspenseful austria train train station apartment hotel love cold war europe espionage secret plans murder love underdog mystery
Cold War yarn about a US State Department courier who tangles with Soviet agents and seductive women in post WW2 Europe.
Drama, History
UK
1978
111 Minutes
Sean Connery Donald Sutherland Lesley-Anne Down Alan Webb Malcolm Terris Robert Lang Wayne Sleep Michael Elphick Pamela Salem Gabrielle Lloyd James Cossins
safecracker thief femme fatale strong man mastermind criminal witty suspenseful engaging england london train railway crime train robbery historical events heist quest 1850s
England, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
100 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Wendell Corey Paul Kelly Joan Tetzel Stanley Ridges Richard Rober Minor Watson Barry Kelley Kasey Rogers Basil Ruysdael Jane Novak
femme fatale thief assistant district attorney wife lawyer butler dark tense household courtroom office beach house hospital robbery murder deception cover-up infidelity investigation forbidden love
Assistant district attorney Cleve Marshall falls for the mysterious Thelma Jordon when she seeks help solving robberies of her aunt's estate.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
72 Minutes
Basil Rathbone Nigel Bruce Patricia Morison Edmond Breon Frederick Worlock Carl Harbord Patricia Cameron Tom Dillon Harry Cording Topsy Glyn Mary Gordon
sherlock holmes doctor watson inspector femme fatale criminal thief crafty gripping melodramatic suspenseful london apartment auction house antique shop england street murder treasure hunting clues music
Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
82 Minutes
mechanic race car driver femme fatale bank robber criminal brooding intense thrilling melodramatic los angeles automobile repair shop beach beach house bank bank heist con game race car driving betrayal murder unlikely romance
An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. This forces him to participate in the criminal underworld.
Comedy
USA
1982
89 Minutes
Steve Martin Rachel Ward Carl Reiner Reni Santoni George Gaynes Francis X. McCarthy Adrian Ricard Britt Nilsson
detective femme fatale daughter actor amusing offbeat witty city train station train office prison murder mystery car crash adventure discovery mystery 1980s
Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from real noirs appear as scenes from various films are intercut.
Musical
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Priscilla Lane Betty Field Richard Whorf Lloyd Nolan Jack Carson Wallace Ford Howard da Silva Elia Kazan
convict jazz musician jazz singer femme fatale pianist dark quirky amusing st. louis new orleans new jersey roadhouse stage jazz ambition touring friendship scam crime rise
"Jigger' Lane forms a band that includes singer Ginger 'Character' Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
83 Minutes
lawyer student mobster femme fatale police officer government official dark gritty raw city hall city crime corruption mafia quest pursuit 1930s
Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.
Mystery & Thriller
Japan
1994
100 Minutes
Masahiro Motoki Naoto Takenaka Michiko Hada Teruyuki Kagawa Mikijir? Hira Shiro Sano Ittoku Kishibe Nekohachi Edoya Jyunichi Takagi Charlie Yutani Kirin Kiki
writer government official femme fatale murderer alter ego marquis eerie dreamy intricate profound spectacular japan library street imaginary world castle creative process fiction writing censorship murder investigation
Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published. However, after burning his drafts... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1999
97 Minutes
Sarah Michelle Gellar Ryan Phillippe Reese Witherspoon Selma Blair Louise Fletcher Joshua Jackson Eric Mabius Sean Patrick Thomas Swoosie Kurtz Christine Baranski
femme fatale love interest virgin passionate sultry manhattan betrayal love triangle deception bet scandal rivalry wretched excess temptation 1990s
Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Canada
1989
112 Minutes
Al Pacino Ellen Barkin John Goodman Michael Rooker William Hickey Richard Jenkins Christine Estabrook Barbara Baxley Patricia Barry Jacqueline Brookes Michael O'Neill
detective serial killer femme fatale ex-husband partner father tense sultry suspenseful intricate new york city restaurant market police station murder affair alcoholism midlife crisis music pursuit
A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.
Drama
USA
1950
94 Minutes
Joan Fontaine Robert Ryan Zachary Scott Joan Leslie Mel Ferrer Harold Vermilyea Virginia Farmer Kathleen Howard Dick Ryan Bess Flowers Joy Hallward
novelist cousin fiancé socialite wealthy man femme fatale brash dark melodramatic tense san francisco boston family home ballroom manipulation family love triangle marrying for money affair deception
A woman's attempt to appear innocent and sweet clashes with her lover who sees through her act and the wealthy man she tries to trick into marrying her.
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Walter Huston Jean Harlow Wallace Ford Jean Hersholt Dorothy Peterson Tully Marshall John Miljan Emmett Corrigan Warner Richmond Sandy Roth J. Carrol Naish
police chief detective mobster femme fatale wife district attorney brutal gritty wild chicago police station nightclub street organized crime police corruption sibling rivalry deception prohibition violence temptation
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.
Western
USA
1955
79 Minutes
John Ericson Mari Blanchard Neville Brand Casey Adams Jon Shepodd Howard Petrie John Dennis Angie Dickinson
gunslinger professor pinkerton agent outlaw alcoholic femme fatale spirited gripping rousing wild west hideout saloon canyon undercover operations outlaws cowboys deception manhunt father/son relationship pursuit
Jack Slade, son of a famed lawman and man-hunter, is hired by a Pinkerton detective, Joseph Ryan, to help wipe out a gang of outlaws and train robbers, Billy Wilcox, Harry Sutton and Little... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Mike Myers Heather Graham Michael York Robert Wagner Rob Lowe Seth Green Mindy Sterling Verne Troyer Elizabeth Hurley Kristen Johnston Gia Carides
spy villain femme fatale father teenager little person amusing hilarious island spaceship london submarine espionage escape time travel family extortion pursuit adventure 1990s
Dr. Evil is back and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 1960s and steal Austin Powers' mojo, inadvertently leaving him "shagless".