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 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
I, Anna (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Barnaby Southcombe
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Eddie Marsan, Hayley Atwell
London-set noir thriller about the relationship between femme fatale Anna (Charlotte Rampling) and the detective investigating a brutal murder (Gabrie... Read more
The Dark Knight Rises ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
8.4/10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman...
Set eight years on from the events of 'The Dark Knight', the film sees Batman (Christian Bale) returning to save Gotham City from the evil clutches of... Read more
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
8.4/10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman...
Set eight years on from the events of 'The Dark Knight', the film sees Batman (Christian Bale) returning to save Gotham City from the evil clutches of... Read more
Headshot (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Sirin Horwang, Chanokporn Sayoungkul
A darkly turbulent crime noir from Thai new wave director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, "Headshot" is an existential thriller, ripe with shadowy paranoia that w... Read more
Bored to Death: Season 3 (2011)
7.9/10
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, Heather Burns, Zach Galifianakis
Writer turned private-eye Jonathan Ames was last spotted duking it out in a dean's office, (almost) saving Super Ray from a stalker, and endorsing Geo... Read more
Drive ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
7.8/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman, Ryan Gosling, Bryan Cranston, Oscar Isaac, Carey Mul...
What drives a man like the Driver (Ryan Gosling)? The character at the center of this brutal modern noir is a true enigma - stunt car operator and mec... Read more
Drive (2011)
7.8/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman, Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Bryan Cranston, Ryan Go...
What drives a man like the Driver (Ryan Gosling)? The character at the center of this brutal modern noir is a true enigma - stunt car operator and mec... Read more
Bored to Death: Season 2 (2010)
7.9/10
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, Heather Burns, Zach Galifianakis
When we last dropped in on Jonathan Ames - New York writer, romantic, unlicensed private detective - he was taking a pounding in the boxing ring while... Read more
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Bill Pullman, Elias Koteas, Kate Hudson, Ned Beatty, Tom Bower, Casey Affleck, S...
Based on the 1952 Jim Thompson novel, director Michael Winterbottom's ("A Mighty Heart") disturbing crime drama follows the self-told story of outward... Read more