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....
Sin City (Special Edition) (2005)
8/10
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Brittan...
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller together adapted three of Miller's noir-drenched stories from his famous comic series. With a stellar cast (includin... Read more
A History of Violence (2005)
7.5/10
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Maria Bello, Ashton Holmes, Stephen Mc...
Adapted from a graphic novel, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is a quiet man living a quiet life in Indiana. A quiet shattered when a pair of fugitives wa... Read more
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen
From Shane Black, the man who wrote the book on buddy flicks - kicking off the "Lethal Weapon" series, comes this astonishing and hilarious directoria... Read more
Sin City (2005)
8/10
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
Starring: Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Brittan...
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller together adapted three of Miller's noir-drenched stories from his famous comic series. With a stellar cast (includi... Read more
Batman Begins (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Morgan Freeman, Gary O...
The Dark Knight's origins are finally explored on the big screen. Fuelled by vengeance following his parents' murder, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) tr... Read more
Veronica Mars: Season 1 (2004)
8.4/10
Starring: Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Teddy Dunn, Jason Dohring, Francis Capra, Enrico...
A little bit Buffy. A little bit Bogart. A dash of Nancy Drew. Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) is an outcast in a trendy SoCal beach town. Once she ran w... Read more
Road to Perdition ( Blu-ray ) (2002)
7.7/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Paul Newman, Stanley Tucci, Tom Ha...
"American Beauty" director Sam Mendes' powerful drama of Irish-American gangsters in early '30s Illinois features Tom Hanks as a hit man for mob boss... Read more
Sympathy For Mr Vengeance (2002)
7.7/10
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Bae Doo-na, Ji-Eun Lim, Bo-bae Han
The first part of Chan-wook Park's revenge trilogy, precursor to the incredible 'Old Boy', centres around a young deaf man, Ryu and his dying sister.... Read more
Dark Blue (2002)
6.6/10
Director: Ron Shelton
Starring: Kurt Russell, Brendan Gleeson, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Lolita Davidovic...
Based on an original story by James Ellroy ("L.A. Confidential"), this gritty police thriller is set in the days leading up to the LA riots where adre... Read more
Insomnia (2002)
7.2/10
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan, Paul Dooley
In this reworking of the 1997 Norwegian thriller, Al Pacino is a maverick Los Angeles detective who, along with partner Martin Donovan, investigates t... Read more