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Film noir is a style or genre of films made in Hollywood in the '40s and '50s that have stylistic and thematic similarities. Specifically, tales of crime and moral ambiguity shot in black & white with high contrast lighting (bright lights and deep black shadows).
1. In a Lonely Place. 1950 1h 34m Approved. 7.9 (35K) Rate. A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts. Director Nicholas Ray Stars Humphrey Bogart Gloria Grahame Frank Lovejoy. 2. Out of the Past. 1947 1h 37m Approved. 8.0 (41K) Rate. 85 Metascore.
1. Sunset Blvd. (1950) Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir. 8.4. Rate. 94 Metascore. A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return. Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson. Votes: 236,522. 2. Double Indemnity (1944)
Nov 3, 2023 · The 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time. By Amanda Schurr and Andy Crump and Mark Rozeman and Paste Staff | November 3, 2023 | 1:57am. Movies Lists film noir. Since its coining in 1946 by French ...
Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
Sep 19, 2017 · Film noir was a genre that, like the Western, used to be the most popular style of film for the early movie studios but fell out of favor by the 60s. Like Westerns, film noir was...
Sep 7, 2022 · Warner Bros. By Sarah Buddery / Updated: Sept. 7, 2022 8:59 am EST. Taken from the French phrase meaning "dark film," film noir movies are typically known for duplicitous characters,...
