movies I want to see: film noir & neo-noir
Note: I may change which category I choose for my reviews after I've seen these movies. For now, I'm making my best guesses.
action/adventure / action comedy / animated / anime / B-movies / CGI / classics / comedy / coming-of-age / comix / crime / DC / disaster / documentaries /
drama / dystopian / family / fantasy / film noir / giant monsters / Halloween / holiday / law / martial arts / musicals / mystery / period / romantic / rom-com /
scary / sci-fi / Scooby-Doo / serio-comedy / short / spies / sports / supernatural / surf / teen / thrillers / true story / video games / war / weird / westerns


classic noir

The Asphalt Jungle (Criterion)

The Chase

Crossfire

D.O.A. (Great but Forgotten)

Double Indemnity (Criterion)

Gaslight

Gun Crazy

In a Lonely Place

The Killing

Kiss Me Deadly (Criterion)

Laura

Mildred Pierce

Murder, My Sweet

The Naked City (Criterion)

Niagara

The Night of the Hunter

Notorious (Criterion)

Out of the Past

Phantom Lady

Scarlet Street

The Set-Up

Shadow of a Doubt

Spellbound (Criterion)

Strangers on a Train

Sunset Boulevard

Sweet Smell of Success (Criterion)

The Third Man (Criterion)
Saw this in my college film class, I think.

Touch of Evil


neo-noir

Basic Instinct

The Black Dahlia (Dread Central)

Blood Simple (Criterion)

Blue Velvet (Criterion)
I saw this once, and didn't think much of it. But I might like to give it another chance, sometime.

Body Heat

Bonnie and Clyde
I think I saw this once, but I don't remember it well, and don't think I liked it much. But I should definitely see it again sometime. (I could call it a "period" film or a "crime" film, but a special film noir issue of LIFE magazine includes it in its neo-noir section.)

Brick (A.V. Club)

Dead Again (Great but Forgotten)

Devil in a Blue Dress (Criterion; Great but Forgotten)

Dirty Harry
I'm not sure if I've seen this in its entirety or not. If so, I don't remember anything but the most famous quotes. And I wasn't sure how I'd classify the movie, but LIFE's film noir issue includes it in its neo-noir section.)

Final Analysis

In the Cut

Klute

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Motherless Brooklyn

Mulholland Drive (Criterion)

Mulholland Falls

Night Moves

Nightmare Alley (2021)

Nikita (aka "La Femme Nikita")

Point Blank

Serpico

Taxi Driver
Saw it once. Need to see it again.

Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead


comedy noir

The Driftless Area

The Nice Guys

Under the Silver Lake


film noir index

Note: I may change which category I choose for my reviews after I've seen these movies. For now, I'm making my best guesses.
action/adventure / action comedy / animated / anime / B-movies / CGI / classics / comedy / coming-of-age / comix / crime / DC / disaster / documentaries /
drama / dystopian / family / fantasy / film noir / giant monsters / Halloween / holiday / law / martial arts / musicals / mystery / period / romantic / rom-com /
scary / sci-fi / Scooby-Doo / serio-comedy / short / spies / sports / supernatural / surf / teen / thrillers / true story / video games / war / weird / westerns