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Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
The Nice Guys (2016) Unfaithfully Yours (1948) Post/Neo Noir Crossovers met Sciencefiction (zg. Tech Noir. Blade Runner (1982) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Dark City (1998) The Matrix (1999) Minority Report (2002) The Rocketeer (1991) Overzicht bekende Post/Neo Noir-films. Aardwolf (1982)
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Nicholas Christopher, Somewhere in the Night (1997) While many critics refer to film noir as a genre itself, others argue that it can be no such thing. Foster Hirsch defines a genre as determined by "conventions of narrative structure, characterization, theme, and visual design." Hirsch, as one who has taken the position that film noir is a genre, argues that these elements are present "in ...
- United States
- early 1920s – late 1950s
3 days ago · Sunset Boulevard (1950)98%. #5. Critics Consensus: Arguably the greatest movie about Hollywood, Billy Wilder's masterpiece Sunset Boulevard is a tremendously entertaining combination of noir, black comedy, and character study. Synopsis: An aging silent film queen refuses to accept that her stardom has ended.
92 Metascore. 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. 8. The Big Heat.
Apr 12, 2019 · 100. House of Bamboo (Samuel Fuller, 1955) House of Bamboo wants to be a lush, romantic CinemaScope thriller and a Samuel Fuller movie at once. The director’s admirers will recognize those aims as almost genetically contradictory, as Fuller thrives on bold, often vitally threadbare aesthetics that suggest the visual embodiment of a tabloid headline.
