With The Kid Detective out and Jack and David Fincher’s Mank lurking, we stumble out of the past into Noirvember in search of the very best, most stylish, noir and neo-noir. French critic Nino Frank wrapped up the hallmarks of the genre with the term ‘film noir’ back in 1946. Movies, generally about a crime, but not really about the crime, that are exceptional for their style, their reflection of the times (the Depression, war, post-war existentialism, present-day fatalism), their spotlight on corruption (of the press, the police, public office, take your pick), and the injustices of the powerful against the powerless. Also: cynical protagonists running from their pasts (cue flashbacks), femmes and hommes-fatale, diabolical mobsters, sadistic violence, innuendo-laden dialogue, shadowy cinematography. Once more into Nightmare Alley, angel heart.
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Jovica 🇲🇰 93 films
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neilgrahamuk 40 films
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Daniel Charchuk 65 films
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Myka Martinez 4 films
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Maxvayne 267 films
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Hank_Chinaski 825 films
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Camjo 44 films
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Xebeche 25 films
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christian t 175 films
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beflygelt 64 films
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MovieManMark 50 films
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Luscious Johnny V 53 films
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Melissa 204 films
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bambi✨ 11 films
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Josiah Wright 38 films
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Katherine Rakadroka 30 films
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G Clarke 56 films
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Film Aesthetics 50 films
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Prof. Ratigan 395 films
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🥀 e m m é 50 films
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Godard_Knocks 10 films
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Mike Cuenca 36 films
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Robin Nyström 10 films
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Brian J. 84 films
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Benjamin Büscher 23 films
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Josh Demings 10 films
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Myka Martinez 18 films
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yummyfreezo 65 films
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Engin Anıl Yolcu 29 films
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Adam 186 films
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Brandon Sparks 107 films
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M Lee 31 films
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𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓 𝑸𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒎𝒂 81 films
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azumukupoe 8 films
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Zayne 10 films
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Stephen Hanson 14 films
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Zane 10 films
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Matthew 10 films
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Mike Myers 10 films
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sam 💤 34 films
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Caitlin 13 films
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Jake Price 10 films
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Rod T 10 films
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JJ Gittes 250 films
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Rick 10 films
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Kristina 10 films
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EmilyAvocado 11 films
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harper 10 films
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Kyle Bailey 20 films
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RepoJack 10 films
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V. Vargas 10 films
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nathan1010 8 films
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Adam 10 films
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cerpts 10 films
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AronDanburg 10 films
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george_kaplan 10 films
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openroad 10 films
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Adam William 10 films
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Benjamin Luke Mitchell 10 films
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Andreas K 30 films
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christopher 10 films
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ichibata 25 films
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funnybair 10 films
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Stefan 80 films
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DonJohn80 10 films
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Angelo Cordeiro 10 films
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krouchrm 47 films
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Jack McCulloch 10 films
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Sabba 10 films
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MarculescuToo 11 films
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Jan Roger Gunvaldsen 30 films
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Coplmun 10 films
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Davormkd 10 films
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Danny Fain 19 films
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Niall Hassett 10 films
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Erkki Lindpere 10 films
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srdas 10 films
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Jack Warren 15 films
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Robert Shupe 10 films
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Thomas Merzlak 1 film
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beatattck 20 films
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Hitchcock Barbie 20 films
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yoyomiso 20 films
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NihilBaxter 10 films
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Brandon Freels 20 films
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Ann Catherine Hughes 27 films
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Flicks With Friends 10 films
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Buboven 10 films
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Noah 10 films
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captnspaulding 20 films