List of black-and-white films produced since 1970
Since the 1970s, fiction feature films have been filmed almost exclusively in color. Some films from the last few decades are occasionally presented in black-and-white, sometimes due to budget constraints. This is a list of notable feature films whose majority of running time is in black-and-white or monochrome/sepia tone and made after the 1960s. Many modern black-and-white films are shot in color and converted in post-production.[1][2]
Note: This list does not include short films, documentary films, or films with black and white footage lasting less than 30 seconds.
2010s
2000s
| Film | Year | Exclusively B/W |
| Lost Skeleton Returns Again, TheThe Lost Skeleton Returns Again | 2009 | No |
| Antichrist | 2009 | No |
| City of Life and Death | 2009 | Yes |
| Polytechnique | 2009 | Yes |
| Rewers | 2009 | No |
| Stingray Sam | 2009 | Yes |
| Tetro | 2009 | No |
| White Ribbon, TheThe White Ribbon | 2009 | Yes |
| Melancholia | 2008 | Yes |
| House of the Damned | 2008 | Yes |
| Fear(s) of the Dark | 2008 | No |
| Frontier of the Dawn | 2008 | Yes |
| Somers Town | 2008 | No |
| Aegri Somnia | 2008 | No |
| Zift | 2008 | Yes |
| Control | 2007 | Yes |
| Dr. Plonk | 2007 | Yes |
| In Search of a Midnight Kiss | 2007 | Yes |
| J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster | 2007 | Yes |
| Dreamscape | 2007 | Yes |
| Antena, LaLa Antena | 2007 | Yes |
| León, LaLa León | 2007 | Yes |
| Man from London, TheThe Man from London | 2007 | Yes |
| Mist, TheThe Mist (alternate video version) | 2007 | No |
| Persepolis | 2007 | No |
| Factory Girl | 2006 | No |
| Ten Canoes | 2006 | No |
| Destination Mars | 2006 | Yes |
| Good German, TheThe Good German | 2006 | Yes |
| Asudem | 2006 | Yes |
| Brand Upon the Brain! | 2006 | No |
| Automatons | 2006 | Yes |
| Slow Days | 2006 | Yes |
| Bridge, TheThe Bridge | 2006 | No |
| Renaissance | 2006 | No |
| A Short Film About the Indio Nacional (or The Prolonged Sorrow of Filipinos) | 2005 | Yes |
| 13 Tzameti | 2005 | Yes |
| Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove | 2005 | Yes |
| , Äideistä parhainÄideistä parhain | 2005 | Yes |
| Mutual Appreciation | 2005 | Yes |
| Night of the Day of the Dawn Part 3 | 2005 | Yes |
| Call of Cthulhu, TheThe Call of Cthulhu | 2005 | Yes |
| Angel-A | 2005 | Yes |
| Ashes and Snow | 2005 | Yes |
| Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, TheThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari | 2005 | Yes |
| Dark Horse | 2005 | No |
| Good Night, and Good Luck | 2005 | Yes |
| Notorious Bettie Page, TheThe Notorious Bettie Page | 2005 | No |
| Regular Lovers | 2005 | Yes |
| Sin City | 2005 | No |
| Aaltra | 2004 | Yes |
| , À tout de suiteÀ tout de suite | 2004 | Yes |
| After the Apocalypse | 2004 | Yes |
| Evolution of a Filipino Family | 2004 | Yes |
| Late Bloomer | 2004 | Yes |
| Temporada de patos | 2004 | Yes |
| Coffee and Cigarettes | 2003 | Yes |
| Thousand Clouds of Peace, AA Thousand Clouds of Peace | 2003 | Yes |
| Cowards Bend the Knee | 2003 | Yes |
| Saddest Music in the World, TheThe Saddest Music in the World | 2003 | No |
| Woodenhead | 2003 | Yes |
| Aro Tolbukhin. En la mente del asesino | 2002 | No |
| Sin Destino | 2002 | No |
| Don't Ask Don't Tell | 2002 | Yes |
| Back Against the Wall | 2002 | Yes |
| Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary | 2002 | No |
| The Box Head Revolution | 2002 | Yes |
| Mongoland | 2001 | No |
| Man Who Wasn't There, TheThe Man Who Wasn't There | 2001 | Yes |
| In Praise of Love | 2001 | No |
| Don's Plum | 2001 | Yes |
| American Astronaut, TheThe American Astronaut | 2001 | Yes |
| Bolivia | 2001 | Yes |
| Return to Innocence | 2001 | No |
| Electric Dragon 80.000 V | 2001 | Yes |
| 25 Watts | 2001 | Yes |
| Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, TheThe Lost Skeleton of Cadavra | 2001 | Yes |
| Judy Berlin | 2000 | Yes |
| Acne | 2000 | Yes |
| Werckmeister Harmonies | 2000 | Yes |
| Snake of June, AA Snake of June | 2000 | Yes |
| Commune (Paris, 1871), LaLa Commune (Paris, 1871) | 2000 | Yes |
| Eureka | 2000 | No |
| Devils on the Doorstep | 2000 | Yes |
| Mysterious Object at Noon | 2000 | Yes |
1990s
| Film | Year | Exclusively B/W |
| Girl on the Bridge | 1999 | Yes |
| Zombie! vs. Mardi Gras | 1999 | Yes |
| Tuvalu | 1999 | No |
| Chi Girl | 1999 | Yes |
| Wisconsin Death Trip | 1999 | No |
| Juha | 1999 | Yes |
| Man of the Century | 1999 | Yes |
| Okraina | 1998 | Yes |
| Of Freaks and Men | 1998 | No |
| Following | 1998 | Yes |
| Capuccino | 1998 | Yes |
| Celebrity | 1998 | Yes |
| City, TheThe City | 1998 | Yes |
| General, TheThe General | 1998 | Yes |
| Samurai Fiction | 1998 | Yes |
| Red Dwarf, TheThe Red Dwarf | 1998 | Yes |
| Bullet Ballet | 1998 | Yes |
| Pi | 1998 | Yes |
| American History X | 1998 | No |
| Pleasantville | 1998 | No |
| 24 7: Twenty Four Seven | 1997 | Yes |
| How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate | 1997 | Yes |
| Kasaba | 1997 | Yes |
| Leather Jacket Love Story | 1997 | Yes |
| Tango Lesson, TheThe Tango Lesson | 1997 | No |
| Labyrinth of Dreams (Yume no ginga) | 1997 | Yes |
| Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day | 1996 | Yes |
| Drawing Flies | 1996 | Yes |
| Growing Artichokes in Mimongo | 1996 | Yes |
| Foreign Land | 1996 | Yes |
| Bitter Sugar | 1996 | Yes |
| Toilers and the Wayfarers, TheThe Toilers and the Wayfarers | 1996 | Yes |
| Rubber's Lover | 1996 | Yes |
| Dream for an Insomniac | 1996 | No |
| Midwinter's Tale, AA Midwinter's Tale (aka In The Bleak Midwinter) | 1995 | Yes |
| Addiction, TheThe Addiction | 1995 | Yes |
| Haine, LaLa Haine | 1995 | Yes |
| Institute Benjamenta | 1995 | Yes |
| Dead Man | 1995 | Yes |
| The Corridor | 1995 | Yes |
| Clerks | 1994 | Yes |
| Natural Born Killers | 1994 | No |
| Ed Wood | 1994 | Yes |
| Eclipse | 1994 | No |
| Federal Hill | 1994 | Yes |
| Rhythm Thief | 1994 | Yes |
| Sátántangó | 1994 | Yes |
| Woyzeck | 1994 | Yes |
| Nadja | 1994 | Yes |
| Go Fish | 1994 | Yes |
| Schindler's List | 1993 | No |
| Suture | 1993 | Yes |
| En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud | 1993 | Yes |
| Anchoress | 1993 | Yes |
| Days, TheThe Days | 1993 | Yes |
| Man Bites Dog | 1992 | Yes |
| Shadows and Fog | 1992 | Yes |
| Life According to Agfa | 1992 | Yes |
| In the Soup | 1992 | Yes |
| Vie de Bohème, LaLa Vie de Bohème | 1992 | Yes |
| Swoon | 1992 | Yes |
| Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful | 1991 | No |
| Little Stiff, AA Little Stiff | 1991 | Yes |
| Kafka | 1991 | No |
| Europa | 1991 | No |
| Dead Again | 1991 | No |
| Night of the Day of the Dawn Part 2 | 1991 | Yes |
| Hours and Times, TheThe Hours and Times | 1991 | Yes |
| Begotten | 1991 | Yes |
| Korczak | 1990 | Yes |
| Archangel | 1990 | Yes |
| Singapore Sling | 1990 | Yes |
| Pervyy etazh | 1990 | Yes |
1980s
1970s
| Film | Year | Exclusively B/W |
| Radio On | 1979 | Yes |
| Manhattan | 1979 | Yes |
| J-Men Forever | 1979 | Yes |
| Family Nest | 1979 | Yes |
| Stalker | 1979 | No |
| Killer of Sheep | 1978 | Yes |
| Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting, TheThe Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting | 1979 | Yes |
| Whole Shootin' Match, TheThe Whole Shootin' Match | 1978 | Yes |
| Northern Lights | 1978 | Yes |
| Hitler: A Film from Germany | 1977 | No |
| Eraserhead | 1977 | Yes |
| Hot Tomorrows | 1977 | Yes |
| Consequence, TheThe Consequence | 1977 | Yes |
| Ascent, TheThe Ascent | 1977 | Yes |
| Agraharathil Kazhutai | 1977 | Yes |
| Kings of the Road | 1976 | Yes |
| Coup de Grâce | 1976 | Yes |
| Mirror, TheThe Mirror | 1975 | No |
| Evrydiki BA 2O37 | 1975 | Yes |
| Unter dem Pflaster ist der Strand | 1975 | Yes |
| Overlord | 1975 | Yes |
| Hester Street | 1975 | Yes |
| Pastoral: To Die in the Country | 1975 | No |
| fille du garde-barrière, LaLa fille du garde-barrière | 1975 | Yes |
| C'eravamo tanto amati | 1975 | No |
| Thundercrack! | 1975 | Yes |
| Noah, TheThe Noah | 1975 | Yes |
| Alice in the Cities | 1974 | Yes |
| Traveller, TheThe Traveller | 1974 | Yes |
| Effi Briest | 1974 | Yes |
| Lenny | 1974 | Yes |
| Je, tu, il, elle | 1974 | Yes |
| Young Frankenstein | 1974 | Yes |
| Duhul aurului | 1974 | Yes |
| Man Who Sleeps, TheThe Man Who Sleeps | 1974 | Yes |
| Vase de Noces | 1974 | Yes |
| Paper Moon | 1973 | Yes |
| Coup d'Etat | 1973 | Yes |
| Mother and the Whore, TheThe Mother and the Whore | 1973 | Yes |
| The Stone Wedding | 1972 | Yes |
| Tomorrow | 1972 | Yes |
| The Goat Horn | 1972 | Yes |
| Solaris | 1972 | No |
| Nathalie Granger | 1972 | Yes |
| The Morning Schedule (The Morning Schedule) | 1972 | No |
| Last Picture Show, TheThe Last Picture Show | 1971 | Yes |
| Hydrozagadka | 1971 | Yes |
| Love | 1971 | Yes |
| Salamandre, LaLa Salamandre | 1971 | Yes |
| Johnny Got His Gun | 1971 | No |
| Emperor Tomato Ketchup | 1971 | Yes |
| Demons | 1971 | Yes |
| Multiple Maniacs | 1970 | Yes |
| Even Dwarfs Started Small | 1970 | Yes |
| Ucho | 1970 | Yes |
| Summer in the City | 1970 | Yes |
| Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową | 1970 | Yes |
| Wild Child, TheThe Wild Child | 1970 | Yes |
| Quiet Days in Clichy | 1970 | Yes |
| Gods of the Plague | 1970 | Yes |
| American Soldier, TheThe American Soldier | 1970 | Yes |
| Awakening of the Beast | 1970 | No |
| Live Today, Die Tomorrow! | 1970 | Yes |
| Heroic Purgatory | 1970 | Yes |
| Honeymoon Killers, TheThe Honeymoon Killers | 1970 | Yes |
| This Transient Life | 1970 | Yes |
| The Man Who Left His Will on Film (Tokyo Senso Sengo Hiwa) | 1970 | Yes |
| Evil Spirits of Japan (Nippon No Akuryo) | 1970 | Yes |
References
- ↑ "Indie movie directors delve into black and white filmmaking". Variety.com. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ Killian Fox. "How black-and-white movies made a comeback". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.