Top 50 Neo-Noir

Seven (1995)
Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Noir Mystery Thriller – Detective Story – Veteran Retiring Police Detective – Inexperienced Replacement Young Detective – Serial Killer Case – Murder Mystery – Ritualistic Signature Murders – Seven-Deadly-Sins Modus Operandi – Society’s ills Revenge – Investigation – Uncertainty Stress – Atrocity – Melancholy – Fear – Suspense – Tension – Corruption – Paranoia – Cat-Mouse Theory – Manhunt – Procedure Manipulation – Psychological Horror Thriller – Unsettling Atmosphere – Claustrophobic Threat – Nightmarish Terror – Mental Disorder Villain – Psychopath – Psychosis – Moral Apathy – Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) – Memorable Villain – Nihilism – Fatalism – Religious Symbolism – Ironic Fate – Neo-Noir – Cult Status – Classic Status – T o p – Best 90's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★★★ (10/10)

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Drama – Mystery – Thriller – Erotic Noir Mystery Drama – Married Couple – Sexual Fantasies Confession – Wife's Secret Unfulfilled Temptation – Husband's Narcissistic Injury – Traumatic Experience – Doubt – Jealousy – Commitment Crisis – Marital Alienation – High-Society Hedonism – Enigmatic Dark Activity – Shadowy Religious Sect – Ritualistic Orgy – Moral Hypocrisy – Relationship Drama – Paranoid Thriller – Shadowy Conspiracy – Confusion – Corruption – Paranoia – Dream-Like Reality – Psychological Thriller – Existential Crisis – Nightmarish Fears – Derealization Symptom – Delusional Disorder – Paranoid Fears – Paranoid-Schizoid Position – Psychosexual Thriller – Sexual Revenge Fantasy – Sexual Obsession – BDSM – Sexual Occultism – Voyeurism – Male Gaze Theory – Female Objectification – Scopophilia – Castration Anxiety – Gender-Behavior Study – Freudian Theory – Art-House – Eroticism – Existentialism – Symbolism – Surrealism – Psychedelic – Metaphorical – Thought-Provoking – Neo-Noir – Cult Status – Classic Status – T o p – Best 90's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – European – U.K. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★★★ (10/10)

The Conversation (1974)
Classic – Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Espionage Mystery Thriller – Freelance Surveillance Expert Lonely Man – Privacy Obsessive – Past Job Guilty Conscience – Couple Surveillance New Case – Forbidden Extramarital Affair – Enigmatic Conversation – Crime Noir Conspiracy Thriller – Shadowy Conspiracy – Potential Murder – Paranoid Thriller – Moral Dilemmas – Psychological Stress – Suspicions – Insecurity – Betrayal – Distrust – Fear – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Political Thriller – Mass Surveillance Politics – Psychological Drama – Moral Maze – Self-Deception – Repressed Emotions – Mental Disorder – Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) – Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) – Childhood Trauma – Nihilism – Character Study – Neo-Noir – Cult Status – Influential Film – T o p – Best 70's – Re-Watch Value – F a v e – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)

Angel Heart (1987)
Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Noir Thriller – Detective Story – Immoral Private Investigator – Enigmatic Client – Missing Person Case – Investigation – Dangerous Procedural – Mysterious Murders – Devil-Worship Cult – Voodoo / Black Magic Ritual – Paranoid Thriller – Shadowy Forces – Dark Backdrop – Disjointed Reality – Identity Crisis – Deception – Corruption – Madness – Religious Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Cat-Mouse Theory – Psychological Manipulation – Power-Plays – Psychological Horror – Simmering Danger – Nightmarish Fears – Metaphysical Threat – Claustrophobic Dread – Existential Terror – Occult Horror – Mental Disorder – Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) – Memory Trauma – Identity Chaos – Incestuous Relationship – Surrealism – Cynicism – Mysticism – Satanism – Fatalism – Ironic Fate – Doppelgänger – Faustian Tale – Plot Twist – Neo-Noir – Cult Status – T o p – Best 80's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)

Taxi Driver (1976)
Classic – Drama – Crime – Thriller – Crime Noir Drama – Insomniac ex-Marine Taxi Driver – Unstable Mental State – Urban Loneness – Frustration – Desperation – Alienation – Saving-The-World Obsession – City Underworld – Moral Collapse – Distrust – Corruption – Vigilantism – Catharsis – Psychological Thriller – Mental Disorder – Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Schizophrenia – Psychosis – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Psychosexual Drama – Sexual Repression – Voyeurism – Madonna-Whore Complex – Castration Anxiety – Freudian Theory – Character Study – Existentialism – Symbolism – Cynicism – No-Exit Finale – Iconic Film – Cult Status – Neo-Noir – T o p – Best 70's – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

Blue Velvet (1986)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Romance – Thriller – Crime Mystery Thriller – Young College Student – Severed Human Ear Mystery – Investigation – Erotic Thriller – Twisted Night-Club Singer – Sadomasochistic Relationship – Intrigue – Conspiracy Theory – Criminal Shadowy Organization – Psychotic Gangster – Hostage – Blackmail – Sexual Slave – Psychological Horror – Unendurable Dread – Psychological Violence – Sexual Abuse – Nightmarish – Psychosexual Thriller – BDSM – Sadomasochism – Voyeurism – Dominance-Submission (D/S) – Sexual Obsession – Sexual Roleplay – Humiliation – Sexual Despair – Stockholm Syndrome – Art-House – Avant-Garde – Grotesque – Bizarre – Surrealism – Eccentric – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Low-Key Lighting – Expressionist Cinematography – Femme Fatale – Cynicism – Moral Corruption – Others – Satirical Fiction – Mise-en-Scène – Influential Film – Cult Status – F a v e – Best 80's – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)

Gone Girl (2014)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Noir Mystery Thriller – Married Couple – Missing Wife – Husband Prime Suspect – Murder Investigation – Suspicions – Suspense – Cruelty – Cynicism – Sarcasm – Irony – Paranoia – Relation Drama – Erotic Drama – Twisted Revenge Thriller – Infidelity – Frame-Up – Blame Game – Revenge Gives Sadistic Pleasure – Cat-Mouse Theory – Psychological Manipulation – Psychological Thriller – Obsession – Uncertainty Stress – Mental Disorder – Sociopath – Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) – Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) – Childhood Trauma – Psychosexual Thriller – Femme Fatale – Deception – Sadism – Love-Hate Relationship – Uncontrolled Desires – Sexual Psychopath – Twisted Persona – Social Satire – Novel-I-Read – Plot Twist – Neo-Noir – Best 10's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

Shutter Island (2010)
Drama – Mystery – Thriller – Mystery Noir Drama – US Marshal – Shutter Island Arrival – Isolated Psychiatric Asylum – Mysterious Patient Disappearance Case – Investigation – Dreadful Secrets – Uncertainty Stress – Conspiracy Theory – Unethical Experiments – Paranoid Thriller – Suspicions – Tension – Mistrust – Hysteria – Madness – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Psychological Thriller – Simmering Danger – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Gothic Horror – Mental Disorder – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Delusional Disorder – Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Existentialism – Novel-I-Read – Neo-Noir – Plot Twist – Cult Status – Best 10's – Re-Watch Value – F a v e – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★★ (8/10)

Mulholland Drive (2001)
Drama – Romance – Mystery – Thriller – Erotic Noir Mystery Drama – Hollywood Blonde Actress – Seductive Amnesiac Dark-Haired Woman – Lost Identity Mystery – Private Investigation – Erotic Bond – Psychological Thriller – Subconscious Mind Projections - Unconscious Defence Mechanism – Unconscious Repression – Fixation – Mental Disorder – Psychosis – Dissociation – Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) – Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) – Guilt Complex – Freudian / Lacanian Theory – Psychosexual Drama – Femme Fatale – Sexual Repression – LGBT – Lesbianism – Sexual Obsession – Sexual Frustration – Art-House – Bizarre – Surrealism – Eccentric – Uncanny Experience – Puzzle Film – Complex Storytelling – Dreamlike Reality – Fragment Plot – Reversed Fantasy – Neo-Noir – Indie Film – Cult Status – U.S.A. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)

Basic Instinct (1992)
Mystery – Crime – Thriller – Crime Noir Mystery Thriller – Detective Story – Murder Mystery – Investigation – Whodunit – Prime Suspect Enigmatic Woman – Suspicions – Intrigue – Erotic Thriller – Magnetism – Eroticism – Impulsive Relationship – Twisted Romantic Affair – Cat-Mouse Theory – Foreplay – Manipulation – Psychological Thriller – Mental Disorder – Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) – Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) – Psychosexual Thriller – LGBT – Kinky Sex Fantasies – Femme Fatale – Fatal Attraction – Sadism – Voyeurism – Lesbianism – Sexual Obsession – Hitckockian Aura – Plot Twist – Neo-Noir – Cult Status – Best 90's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Noir Mystery Drama – Journalism – Investigative Journalist – Abnormal Young Computer Hacker Research Assistant – Missing Person Case – Privately Investigation – Presumed Murder Mystery – Whodunit – Fascism – Nazism – Stoicism – Corruption – Obsession – Mistrust – Paranoia – Psychosexual Drama – Misogyny – Rape – LGBT – BDSM – Sadism – Sexual Abuse – Sexual Torture – Revenge Thriller – Vigilantism – Psychological Thriller – Claustrophobic Threat – Childhood Trauma – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) – Social-Political Issues – Complex Scenario – Slow Burn – Remake – Neo-Noir – Cult Status – Best 00's – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A. – 1001 Must See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Män Som Hatar Kvinnor) (2009)
TDrama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Noir Mystery Drama – Journalism – Investigative Journalist – Abnormal Young Computer Hacker Research Assistant – Missing Person Case – Privately Investigation – Presumed Murder Mystery – Whodunit – Fascism – Nazism – Stoicism – Corruption – Suspense – Intrigue – Obsession – Mistrust – Paranoia – Psychosexual Drama– Misogyny – Rape – LGBT – BDSM – Sadism – Sexual Abuse – Sexual Torture – Revenge Thriller – Vigilantism – Psychological Thriller – Childhood Trauma – Claustrophobic Threat – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) – Social-Political Issues – Complex Scenario – Neo-Noir – Cult Status – Best 00's – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Sweden
★★★★★★★ (7/10)

Side Effects (2013)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Noir Mystery Thriller – Medical Thriller – Young Depressed Woman – Emotional Episodes – Suicide Attempts – Morally Ambiguous British Therapist – Experimental New Drug Prescription – Fatal Side Effects – Downward Spiral – Ex-Convict Husband Murder – Psychiatrist Reputation Collapse – Suspicions – Private Investigation – Psychological Thriller – Bipolar Disorder – Schizophrenia – Impulsive Suicide Attempts – Conspiracy Theory – Pharmacological Scandal – Greed – Corruption – Fake Symptoms – Blame Game – Paranoid Thriller – Shadowy Conspiracy – Deception – Manipulation – Mistrust – Paranoia – Psychosexual Drama – LGBT – Femme Fatale – Bisexuality – Gender Power Games – Borderline Personality Disorder – Hitchcockian Aura – Plot Twist – Neo-Noir – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)

Revanche (2008)
Drama – Crime – Romance – Thriller – Crime Noir Erotic Drama – Austria Underground Crime – Viennese ex-Con Brothel Bouncer Man – Ukrainian Prostitute Girlfriend – Secret Love Affair – Bank Robbery – Local Policeman Pursuit – Unexpected Tragedy – Psychological Drama – Love-Lose Trauma – Melancholy – Guilt Complex – Emotional Collapse – Twisted Revenge Thriller – Stalking – Obsession – Cop's Wife – Extramarital Affair – Ironic Fate – Psychosexual Drama – Ill-Fated Love Triangle – Self-Punishment – Moral Masochism – Erectile Dysfunction – Art-House Drama – Relation Drama – Moral Dilemmas – Fatalism – Existentialism – Charactirization – Neo-Noir – Slow Burn – Low-Key Thriller – Indie – Best 00's – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Austria
★★★★★★★ (7/10)

Dressed To Kill (1980)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Noir Mystery Erotic Thriller – Sexually Frustrated Housewife Murder – Murder Mystery Case – High-Priced Call Girl Witness – Killers' Next Target – Private Investigation – Slasher Film – Psychological Thriller – Obsession – Deception – Manipulation – Mental Disorder – Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) – Schizophrenia – Psychosexual Horror – Voyeurism – Erotic Obsession – Sexual Rape Fantasies – LGBT – Repressed Sexuality – Transsexuality – Gender Identity Disorder – Hitchcockian Aura – Neo-Noir – Best 80's – Re-Watchable – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)

Bound (1996)
Crime – Romance – Thriller – Crime Noir Heist / Romance Thriller – Ex-Con Lesbian Woman – Apartment Renovations Works – Sexy Neighbour Gangster Mistress – Seduction – Passionate Love Affair – Erotic Conspiracy – Heist Plan – Mafia Money Robbery – Gangster Movie – Crime Syndicate Member Boyfriend – Manipulation – Deception – Frame-Up – Blame Game – Psychosexual Thriller – Bi-Sexuality – LGBT – Femme Fatale – Lesbianism – Genitals Pleasure – Sexual Dominance – Gender Power-Games – Cynicism – Slapstick Comedy – Neo-Noir – Indie Film – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)

Only God Forgives (2014)
Drama – Crime – Action – Crime Noir Drama – Drug Dealer – Criminal Underworld – Murder – Punishment – Anger – Cruelty – Brutality – Violence – Claustrophobic Tension – Psychedelic – Surrealism – Symbolism – Sadism – Cynicism – Nihilism – Action Revenge Drama – Vigilantism – Revenge Spiral – Psychosexual Drama – Laconic Character – Sexual Dysfunction – Apathy – Oedipus Complex – Womb-Envy – Freudian Theory – Art-House – Bizarre – Uncanny Experience – Avant-Garde – E x t r e m e – Shock Value – Neo-Noir – Indie Film – Alternative – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – European – Denmark
★★★★★★ (6/10)

Body Double (1984)
Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Erotic Thriller – Second-Rate Young Male Actor – Claustrophobia Attack Syndrome – Sensual Female Neighbour – Voyeuristically Observation – Obsession – Eroticism – Crime Noir Mystery Thriller – Murder Mystery – Investigation – Twisted Thriller – Deception – Manipulation – Blame Game – Cat-Mouse Theory – Stalking – Psychosexual Thriller – Femme Fatale – Platonic Obsessive Love – Male Gaze Theory – Male Desire – Voyeurism – Fetishism – Female Objectification – Scopophilia – Castration Anxiety – Childhood Trauma – Freudian Theory – Grotesque – Doppelgänger – Hitchcock Aura – Neo-Noir – Cult Status – Re-Watchable – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10)

The Killer Inside Me (2010)
Drama – Crime – Romance – Thriller – Crime Noir Erotic Drama – Deputy Sheriff – Small Community – Perfect Murder Plan – Apathy – Misogyny – Twisted Revenge Thriller – Vigilantism – Manipulation – Deception – Blame Game – Cruelty – Brutality – Violence – Twisted Persona – Cat-Mouse Theory – Suspicions – Psychosexual Thriller – Sexual Abuse – Sadomasochism – BDSM – Mental Disorder – Sociopath – Childhood Trauma – Sadistic Personality Disorder – Oedipus Complex – Freudian Theory – Amoralism – Nihilism – No-Exit Finale – Indie Film – Neo-Noir – F a v e – Re-Watchable – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10)