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....
Bored to Death: Season 1 (2009)
7.9/10
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, Heather Burns, Zach Galifianakis
Meet Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwartzman): writer, romantic, unlicensed private detective. After his girlfriend leaves him and breaks his heart, Jonathan... Read more
Thirst (2009)
7.2/10
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Hae-sook Kim, Ok-vin Kim, Young-chang Song, Kang-ho Song
Top Korean star Kang-ho Song plays a devout, kind priest whose life (after-life?) is forever changed by a transfusion of vampire blood that unleashes... Read more
Shinjuku Incident (2009)
7.1/10
Director: Tung-Shing Derek Yee
Starring: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Jinglei Xu, Bingbing Fan
Jackie Chan takes a break from kung fu and flexes his dramatic muscle as a Chinese immigrant living illegally in Tokyo. In search of his girlfriend, t... Read more
The Square (2008)
6.8/10
Director: Nash Edgerton
Starring: David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton, Anthony Hayes, Lucy Bell, Kie...
Engrossing Aussie neo-noir about married construction worker Ray who has a torrid affair with the wife of a low-level gangster. When she tells him abo... Read more
The Dark Knight (2008)
9/10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, G...
Christian Bale is back in black, but arguably Christopher Nolan's sequel to 'Batman Begins' is stolen by the villain - Heath Ledger in his final (comp... Read more
The Dark Knight ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
9/10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, G...
Christian Bale is back in black, but arguably Christopher Nolan's sequel to 'Batman Begins' is stolen by the villain - Heath Ledger in his final (comp... 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
Veronica Mars: Season 3 (2006)
6.7/10
Starring: Francis Capra, Tina Majorino, Enrico Colantoni, Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, J...
Hearst College, jewel of the Pacific. A citadel of higher education set amid rolling lawns and swaying palms. But since Hearst is in Neptune, Californ... Read more
The Wrong Man ( aka Lucky Number Slevin ) ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Peter Outerbridge, St...
This thoroughly entertaining noir-ish revenge flick is packed with wry one-liners and pop-culture references ala 'Pulp Fiction', and boasts a similarl... Read more
The Good German (2006)
6.1/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran, Leland...
Soderbergh's ode to the 1940s' post-war noir was shot authentically on equipment used at the time, and is based on the best-selling novel by Joseph Ka... Read more