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Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a style of Hollywood crime dramas that emphasizes cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German expressionist ...
Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews , along with Clifton Webb , Vincent Price , and Judith Anderson . The screenplay by Jay Dratler , Samuel Hoffenstein , and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary .
Several streaming platforms [10] like Tubi, [11] Kanopy, [12] and Criterion Channel [13] offer film noir programming in November for movie fans who participate in the viewing celebration. Kino Lorber holds a yearly Noirvember sale [ 14 ] on all their film noir titles every November.
Crossroads is a 1942 American mystery film noir directed by Jack Conway and starring William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor and Basil Rathbone.Powell plays a diplomat whose amnesia about his past subjects him to back-to-back blackmail schemes, which threaten his reputation, job, marriage, and future. [2]
Murder by Contract is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Irving Lerner. Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Ben Maddow did uncredited work on the film. Centering on an existentialist hit man assigned to kill a woman, the film is often praised for its spare style [1] and peculiar sense of cool.
Regarded by some as a film noir, the picture is based on the W. Somerset Maugham-penned 1927 play and William Wyler-directed 1940 film The Letter, [4] which was reworked and turned into an original screenplay by writers David Goodis and James Gunn who shifted the setting from Malaya to the United States.
The Locket is a 1946 American psychological thriller film noir directed by John Brahm, starring Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, Robert Mitchum, and Gene Raymond, and released by RKO Pictures. The film is based on a screenplay by Sheridan Gibney , [ citation needed ] adapted from "What Nancy Wanted" by Norma Barzman , wife of later-blacklisted writer ...