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....
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
David Lynch pulls out all the stops, upends all expectations, and, well, goes all Lynchian in this maniacal, mind-bending mix of Hollywood satire, fil... Read more
Darkly funny comedy/thriller loaded with "bite" features Steve Martin as a straight-laced dentist whose quiet life with hygenist/fiancee Laura Dern is... Read more
The toast of the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, this crafty, twisty offbeat thriller focuses on Leonard (Guy Pearce), a man struggling to put his life b... Read more
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton deliver grand performances in this stunningly original, darkly comic film from the director of 'Seven'. A chance encounter... Read more
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
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton deliver grand performances in this stunningly original, darkly comic film from the director of 'Seven'. A chance encounter... Read more
A psychological cat and mouse game involving a going-broke commodities trader (Michael Douglas), his rich unfaithful wife (Gwyneth Paltrow) and hippie... Read more
Adapted from the Elmore Leonard bestseller and starring George Clooney as a convicted back robber who escapes from prison with the help of partner Vin... Read more
Smashing translation of James Ellroy's celebrated pulp novel of life in the L.A. police department in the 1950s. Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and Kevin S... Read more