The Best R-Rated Black-and-white Movies
List of R-Rated black-and-white movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated black-and-white movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Black-and-white movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated black-and-white movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Black-and-white movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Black-and-white films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Black-and-white film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.
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- Released: 1980
- Directed by: Martin Scorsese
The story of a middleweight boxer as he rises through ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. He falls in love with a gorgeous girl from the Bronx. The inability to express his ...more - 2Lon Chaney, Claude Rains, Ralph Bellamy
- Released: 1941
- Directed by: George Waggner
When his brother dies, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney) returns to Wales and reconciles with his father (Claude Rains). While there, he visits an antique shop and, hoping to impress Gwen (Evelyn Ankers), ...more - 3Tom Waits, Ellen Barkin, Roberto Benigni
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Down by Law is a 1986 black-and-white independent film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni. The film centers on the arrest, incarceration, and ...more - Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
In this quartet of neo-noir tales, a mysterious salesman (Josh Hartnett) narrates a tragic story of co-dependency, while a musclebound vigilante (Mickey Rourke) tears his way through the criminal ...more - 5Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker
- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Tim Burton
Because of his eccentric habits and bafflingly strange films, director Ed Wood (Johnny Depp) is a Hollywood outcast. Nevertheless, with the help of the formerly famous Bela Lugosi and a devoted cast ...more - 6Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd
- Released: 1971
- Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and Duane (Jeff Bridges), live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating local beauty, Jacy (Cybill Shepherd), while Sonny is ...more - 7Paz Vega, Geraldine Chaplin, Elena Anaya
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Talk to Her is a 2002 Spanish drama written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, and Rosario Flores. The film won the ...more - 8Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti
- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Kevin Smith
Dante (Brian O'Halloran) is called in to cover a shift at his New Jersey convenience store on his day off. His friend Randal (Jeff Anderson) helps him pass the time, neglecting his video-store ...more - 9Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway
- Released: 1979
- Directed by: Woody Allen
Director Woody Allen's love letter to New York City stars Allen as frustrated television writer Isaac Davis, a twice-divorced malcontent facing middle age alone after his wife, Jill (Meryl Streep), ...more - 10John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson
- Released: 1984
- Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
New York City layabout Willie (John Lurie) and his dopey sidekick, Eddie (Richard Edson), get by on TV dinners and beer financed by haphazard card-sharking. Willie gets an unwelcome visit from his ...more - 11Larry B. Scott, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Rusty Cundieff
- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Rusty Cundieff
This mock documentary follows sociologist Nina Blackburn (Kasi Lemmons) during the year she spends studying hip-hop artists Ice Cold (Rusty Cundieff), Tasty-Taste (Larry B. Scott), Tone Def (Mark ...more - 12Allen Ginsberg, Edie Sedgwick, Roger Vadim
- Released: 1972
- Directed by: John Palmer
Ciao! Manhattan is a 1972 American avant garde film starring Edie Sedgwick, one of Andy Warhol's Superstars. A scripted drama in which most of the actors play themselves, it centers on a character ...more - 13Johnny Depp, Steve Buscemi, John Hurt
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
This film is a 1995 American Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance ...more - 14Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner
- Released: 1974
- Directed by: Bob Fosse
Controversial comedian Lenny Bruce (Dustin Hoffman) begins his career telling bad jokes to bored audiences in the 1950s, but can't repress his desire to unleash edgier material. When he does, he ...more - 15Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow
- Released: 1969
- Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Unsettled by his recent divorce, Andreas Winkelman (Max von Sydow) lives on a remote Swedish island. When he meets the unhappy married couple Elis and Eva Vergerus (Erland Josephson, Bibi Andersson), ...more - 16V.S. Brodie, Guinevere Turner, T. Wendy McMillan
- Released: 1994
- Directed by: Rose Troche
After leaving behind her girlfriend to attend college in Chicago, young lesbian Max West (Guinevere Turner) is introduced to Ely (V.S. Brodie), a slightly older woman with quirky habits. While Max ...more - 17Emma Thomas, Barbara Stepansky, John Nolan
- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Christopher Nolan
ollowing is a 1998 British neo-noir drama thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn ...more - 18Daniel Craig, Catherine McCormack, Romola Garai
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Christian Volckman
Avalon Corp., a purveyor of eternal youth and beauty, worms its way into every facet of life in 2054 Paris, a closely monitored city. When Ilona (Romola Garai), one of Avalon's most promising ...more - 19Hank Azaria, Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis
- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Woody Allen
The career and personal life of writer Lee (Kenneth Branagh) are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin (Judy Davis), and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His ...more - 20Jean Reno, Fritz Wepper, Jean Bouise
- Released: 1983
- Directed by: Luc Besson
Le Dernier Combat is a 1983 French film. It was the first feature-film to be directed by Luc Besson, and also features Jean Reno's first prominent role. Music for the film was composed by Éric Serra. ...more - 21Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri, Mickey Hargitay
- Released: 1971
- Directed by: Mel Welles
Baron Frankenstein (Joseph Cotten) is hard at work trying to reanimate human tissue when his daughter, Tania (Rosalba Neri), comes home from university with a medical degree and announces that it has ...more - 22Sean Young, Daniel Baldwin, Nick Mancuso
- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Mark Rosman
The Invader is a 1997 film directed by Mark Rosman. - 23George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Jake Geismar (George Clooney), an Army correspondent, helps his former lover, Lena Brandt (Cate Blanchett), comb post-World War II Berlin for her missing husband, who is wanted by American and ...more - 24Danny Elfman, Hervé Villechaize, Joe Spinell
- Released: 1980
- Directed by: Richard Elfman
Forbidden Zone is a 1980 musical comedy film based upon the stage performances of the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Originally shot on black-and-white film, the story of Forbidden Zone involves ...more - 25Robert De Niro, Jill Clayburgh, Jared Martin
- Released: 1969
- Directed by: Brian De Palma, Wilford Leach
The Wedding Party is a 1969 American film farce. Its simple plot focuses on a soon-to-be groom and his interactions with various relatives of his fiancée and members of the wedding party prior to the ...more