Contemporary Noir
While a film noir movies lists generally include films from the 1940s and 1950s, it is also possible to find examples of new film noir movies, as well as those made in the 1970, 1980, 1990s and 2000s. French for black film, noir movies routinely feature morally ambiguous characters committing crimes with greed or lust as a motivation. Hard-boiled private eyes and treacherous dames are also staples of the genre....
The Last Seduction (1993)
7.1/10
Director: John Dahl
Starring: Peter Berg, Linda Fiorentino, J T Walsh, Bill Nunn, Bill Pullman
Scorching modern film noir starring Linda Fiorentino as sexy, manipulative Bridget Gregory, who persuades her physician husband to deal drugs. Bridget... Read more
The Limey (1999)
7.1/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzman, Peter Fonda, Barry Newman
A riveting performance by Terence Stamp as an aging British crook newly released from prison who comes to Los Angeles looking for revenge on the recor... Read more
The Long Goodbye (1973)
7.7/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden
A quirky, semi-satiric, updating of Raymond Chandler stars Elliott Gould as laid-back gumshoe Philip Marlowe, investigating the murder of his friend's... Read more
The Long Goodbye (Blu-ray) (1973)
7.6/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden
A quirky, semi-satiric, updating of Raymond Chandler stars Elliott Gould as laid-back gumshoe Philip Marlowe, investigating the murder of his friend's... Read more
The Lookout (2007)
7/10
Director: Scott Frank
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino
Writer Scott Frank ('Out of Sight', 'Minority Report') makes his directorial debut with this successful young noir-thriller. Handicapped ex-athlete J... Read more
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
7.6/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini, Michael Badalucco, Rich...
In the Coen Brothers' black and white take on film noir, Billy Bob Thornton is a quiet barber in a small California town in 1949 who sees an opportuni... Read more
The Paperboy (2012)
5.8/10
Director: Lee Daniels
Starring: John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Macy Gray, Zac Efron, David Oye...
A sexually and racially charged film noir from director Lee Daniels ("Precious"), "The Paperboy" takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 19... Read more
The Silence of the Lambs (1990)
8.6/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice... Read more
The Silence of the Lambs ( Blu-ray ) (1990)
8.6/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice... Read more
The Singing Detective (1986)
8.7/10
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Michael Gambon, Janet Suzman, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide
Writer Dennis Potter's legendary, award-winning masterpiece is the story of Philip Marlow, a mystery writer striken with a crippling skin disorder who... Read more