List of film noir titles
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.[a][b][c][d]
The terms which are used below to subsume various periods and variations of film noir are not definitive and are meant as a navigational aid rather than as critical argument. Due to the fact that the 1940s and 1950s are universally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir, films released prior to 1940 are listed under the caption "Precursors / Early noir-like films". Films released after 1959 should generally only be listed in the list of neo-noir titles.
Precursors / Early noir-like films
Classic American noir
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- "Anatomy of a Murder"[c]
- The Beat Generation[c]
- City of Fear[b][d]
- Cry Tough[b]
- The Crimson Kimono[b][c]
- "The FBI Story"[b]
- "The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery"[b]
- The Last Mile[b]
- The Man in the Net[b]
- Odds Against Tomorrow[b][c]
American color noir
British noir
International noir
Classic-period crossover films
Noir Westerns
Miscellaneous crossover films
Noir comedies / parodies
- "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" (1982)[b]
See also
References
- ^ a b Vernet, Marc "Film Noir on the Edge of Doom", in Copjec, Joan, ed. (1993). Shades of Noir. London and New York: Verso. ISBN 978-0-86091-625-3
- ^ Johnny Apollo
- ^ Biesen, Sheri Chinen (2005). Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8217-3, p. 207.
- ^ Naremore, James (2008). More Than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts, 2d ed. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25402-2, pp. 13–14.
- ^ The Scarlet Hour
- ^ Park, William (16 September 2011). What is Film Noir?. Bucknell University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-1611483628.
- ^ a b per Hirsch, Foster. The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir, 2008 (1981). New York: Da Capo. ISBN 978-0-306-81772-4.
- ^ Keaney, Michael F. (2008). British Film Noir Guide. McFarland. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7864-3805-1.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Colorado Territory review at TV Guide
- ^ The Night Editor
- ^ Coroner Creek film article at TCM Movie Database
- ^ Template:Amg movie
- ^ Film Noir of the Week
- ^ Bright Lights Film Journal
- ^ Jeff Arnold blog
- ^ per Hogan, David J. (2013). Film Noir FAQ. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-1-55783-855-1
- Lyons, Arthur (2000). Death on the Cheap: The Lost B Movies of Film Noir!. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-80996-5.
- Selby, Spencer (1984). Dark City: The Film Noir. Jefferson, N.C. & London: McFarland Publishing. ISBN 0899501036.
- Ward, Elizabeth; Silver, Alain, eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0879514795.
- Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; Ursini, James; Porfirio, Robert, eds. (2010). Film Noir: The Encyclopedia. New York & London: Overlook / Duckworth. ISBN 9781590201442.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|display-editors=4(help) - Alexander Ballinger und Danny Graydon. The Rough Guide to Film Noir, 2007. London & New York: Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-84353-474-7.
- Spicer, Andrew. Film Noir, 2002. Harlow, UK: Longman/Pearson Education. ISBN 978-0-582-43712-8.
- Spicer, Andrew (19 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7378-0.
- Geoff Mayer and Brian McDonnell. Encyclopedia of Film Noir, 2007. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-33306-4.
External links
- Most Popular Film-Noir Feature Films at IMDB
- An A-Z list of "classic noir titles" at IMDB
- Listings of Noir Films at www.theyshootpictures.com