List of films noir
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Classic examples of the film noir style include:
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1940's
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- 1944
- 1945
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- The Whistler 1940s movie series starring Richard Dix
1950's
- 1950
- 1951
- 1952
- 1953
- 1954
- 1955
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
Crossovers with comedy
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
- Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
- Lady on a Train
Crossovers with western
- Colorado Territory (1948)
- Pursued (1947)
- The Furies (1950)
Crossovers with science fiction
Recent examples
Some made as an homage to the genre. Sometimes referred to as neo-noir
- Blue Velvet
- City of Industry
- Kill Me Again
- The Salton Sea
- Klute (1971)
- Cabaret (1972) -- musical in this style
- The Long Goodbye (1973) -- Altman's post-noir take.
- Chinatown (1974)
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Body Heat (1981) -- remake of Double Indemnity
- Blade Runner (1982) -- science fiction noir, or future-noir.
- Blood Simple (1983)
- To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
- Brazil (1985) -- science fiction noir, or future-noir.
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) -- billed as a "toon-noir"
- The Grifters (1990)
- Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Blue (1993) -- contains many noir elements (e.g. obsession with the past, shadows, lighting, staircases, mirrors, etc.)
- The Last Seduction (1994)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- The Usual Suspects (1995)
- Fargo (1996)
- Mulholland Falls (1996)
- L.A. Confidential (1997)
- Lost Highway (1997)
- Grim Fandango (1998) -- video game noir
- A Simple Plan (1998)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
- Memento (2000) -- contains elements of film noir, albeit in a slightly skewed fashion
- The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
- Mulholland Drive (2001)
- Max Payne (2001) -- video game noir
- Minority Report (2002) -- sci-fi noir, or future-noir.
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) -- video game noir
- The Cooler (2003)
- Sin City (2005)