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Neo Noir/Noir films

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  • Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson in Mona Lisa (1986)

    1. Mona Lisa

    19861h 44mR85Metascore
    7.3 (20K)
    A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.
    DirectorNeil JordanStarsBob HoskinsCathy TysonMichael Caine
  • Brick (2005)

    2. Brick

    20051h 50mR72Metascore
    7.1 (113K)
    A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
    DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittLukas HaasEmilie de Ravin
  • Elliott Gould in The Long Goodbye (1973)

    3. The Long Goodbye

    19731h 52mR87Metascore
    7.5 (41K)
    Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder. He also is hired by Eileen Wade to locate her dipsomaniac husband Roger, who frequently disappears when he wants to dry out.
    DirectorRobert AltmanStarsElliott GouldNina van PallandtSterling Hayden
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)

    4. The Big Sleep

    19461h 54mApproved86Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail--and what might be love.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallJohn Ridgely
  • Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in The Maltese Falcon (1941)

    5. The Maltese Falcon

    19411h 40mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (172K)
    San Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys George
  • Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)

    6. Chinatown

    19742h 10mR92Metascore
    8.1 (368K)
    A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston
  • Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)

    7. L.A. Confidential

    19972h 18mR91Metascore
    8.2 (645K)
    As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
    DirectorCurtis HansonStarsKevin SpaceyRussell CroweGuy Pearce
  • Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Ted Levine, Wes Studi, Jerry Trimble, and Mykelti Williamson in Heat (1995)

    8. Heat

    19952h 50mR76Metascore
    8.3 (767K)
    A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal Kilmer
  • Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)

    9. The Usual Suspects

    19951h 46mR76Metascore
    8.5 (1.2M)
    The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsKevin SpaceyGabriel ByrneChazz Palminteri
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

    10. Se7en

    19952h 7mR65Metascore
    8.6 (1.9M)
    Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin Spacey
  • Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)

    11. Memento

    20001h 53mR83Metascore
    8.4 (1.4M)
    A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe Pantoliano
  • Steve Martin in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

    12. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    19821h 28mPG67Metascore
    6.8 (25K)
    Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from classic noir films appear as scenes from various movies interjected into the story.
    DirectorCarl ReinerStarsSteve MartinRachel WardAlan Ladd
  • Nocaut (1984)

    13. Nocaut

    19841h 49m
    6.9 (81)
    A promising boxer on the rise meets his fate when he get's involved with the organized crime, being chased by gang members and the police in one rough night.
    DirectorJosé Luis García AgrazStarsGonzalo VegaBlanca GuerraWolf Ruvinskis
  • The Ice Harvest (2005)

    14. The Ice Harvest

    20051h 32mR62Metascore
    6.2 (26K)
    A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
    DirectorHarold RamisStarsJohn CusackBilly Bob ThorntonConnie Nielsen
  • Frances McDormand, Billy Bob Thornton, and James Gandolfini in The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

    15. The Man Who Wasn't There

    20011h 56mR73Metascore
    7.5 (118K)
    A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.
    DirectorJoel CoenStarsBilly Bob ThorntonFrances McDormandMichael Badalucco
  • Jennifer Lopez and Sean Penn in U Turn (1997)

    16. U Turn

    19972h 5mR54Metascore
    6.7 (57K)
    A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him is forced to stop in an Arizona town where everything that can go wrong does go wrong.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsSean PennJennifer LopezNick Nolte
  • Walter Matthau and Joe Don Baker in Charley Varrick (1973)

    17. Charley Varrick

    19731h 51mPG76Metascore
    7.5 (15K)
    A man, his wife, and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing that they are stealing from the Mob.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsWalter MatthauJoe Don BakerFelicia Farr
  • Robert Duvall, Joe Don Baker, Karen Black, and Robert Ryan in The Outfit (1973)

    18. The Outfit

    19731h 43mPG
    7.0 (5.8K)
    Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.
    DirectorJohn FlynnStarsRobert DuvallKaren BlackJoe Don Baker
  • Gene Hackman in Night Moves (1975)

    19. Night Moves

    19751h 40mR82Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    Los Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.
    DirectorArthur PennStarsGene HackmanJennifer WarrenEdward Binns
  • Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds in City Heat (1984)

    20. City Heat

    19841h 37mPG39Metascore
    5.5 (11K)
    Slick Private Investigator Mike Murphy (Burt Reynolds) and tough Police Lieutenant Speer (Clint Eastwood), once partners, now bitter enemies, reluctantly team up to investigate a murder.
    DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsClint EastwoodBurt ReynoldsJane Alexander
  • Ricardo Darín, Julieta Díaz, and Diego Peretti in La señal (2007)

    21. La señal

    20071h 35m
    5.9 (1.2K)
    During the last days of Eva Peron, a pair of low-ranking detectives are thrust into a case of corruption involving the Mafia.
    DirectorsRicardo DarínMartín HodaraStarsRicardo DarínDiego PerettiJulieta Díaz
  • The Stranger (1987)

    22. The Stranger

    19871h 33mR
    5.1 (392)
    A woman suffering from amnesia discovers that she is the sole surviving witness to a brutal murder. Although the police can find no clues about any murder, the killers begin to hunt her.
    DirectorAdolfo AristarainStarsBonnie BedeliaPeter RiegertBarry Primus
  • Time for Revenge (1981)

    23. Time for Revenge

    19811h 52mR
    7.8 (1.5K)
    Two coworkers fake an accident to blackmail the company they work for for a sum of money. However, the plan goes awry and one of them dies. The surviving employee demands a compensation, but the company refuses to pay him.
    DirectorAdolfo AristarainStarsFederico LuppiHaydée PadillaJulio De Grazia
  • La parte del león (1978)

    24. La parte del león

    19781h 25m
    7.1 (399)
    A man who dreams of striking it rich stumbles upon the loot of a heist.
    DirectorAdolfo AristarainStarsJulio De GraziaLuisina BrandoFernanda Mistral
  • Last Days of the Victim (1982)

    25. Last Days of the Victim

    19821h 30m
    7.4 (627)
    The story of a hitman, a man who kills other people for money, and the dangers that come with the job.
    DirectorAdolfo AristarainStarsFederico LuppiSoledad SilveyraUlises Dumont

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