Top 30 Best Neo-Noir Films, Ranked for Filmmakers

What’s black and white and red all over? It could be a newspaper — or it could be a neo-noir film.

 

It’s hard to tell. Neo-noir is notoriously difficult to classify. An offshoot of the historical film noir genre, it’s painted in such broad strokes that it can subvert, parody, heighten, or reimagine the prototypical stories of its predecessor and still be considered “neo-noir.”

 

Many of the greats have made their bones in the genre, even if their movies don’t appear the same at surface level.

 

So — how can you tell? We’ve put together a list of the best neo-noir movies to answer that.… Keep reading