list of films noir

Classic examples of the film noir style include:

The Whistler movie series starring Richard Dix Crossovers with comedy:

Crossovers with western:

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 (movie) (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)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Lost Highway (1997)
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.
(2003) -- Video game noir
Sin City (2005)

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