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A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez. Votes: 349,102. 5. Touch of Evil (1958) PG-13 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir. 8.
Jun 27, 2021 · Film noir is a stylized genre of film marked by pessimism, fatalism, and cynicism. The term was originally used in France after WWII, to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s and 50s. Though, Hollywood’s film noir stretches back to the 1920s.
Jun 29, 2023 · Best Film Noirs of All Time 25. Ride the Pink Horse (1947) Image Source: TCM. Film noir movies are often associated with urban spaces like New York and L.A. But many classic noir films are set in rural and small-town spaces. Case in point, Robert Montgomery’s nuanced noir unfolds in the New Mexico border town of San Pablo.
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Jun 17, 2022 · 6. The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950) Definitive caper movie involving the planning, preparation and execution of a jewellery heist that goes wrong. Told from the criminals’ perspective in a ...
Sep 8, 2023 · 8. Touch of Evil (1958) Orson Welles (of The War of the Worlds and Citizen Kane fame) both directed and starred in this highly atmospheric tale of murder, kidnapping and corruption in a Mexican ...
Apr 2, 2024 · Brick (2005) A vengeful loner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt in one of his best Rian Johnson movie roles) infiltrates a teen criminal underworld in order to solve his girlfriend’s death. Why it is one of ...