The Beginner's Guide to the Subgenres of Film Noir

"In the end, noir films conjure varying degrees of a specific kind of mood. And it's this gradient-like quality that renders film noir so mutable. So, in that spirit, what better way to understand noir than to chart the course of its sub-sects? Film noir has its bloody fingers in a lot of pies, and this is by no means a complete picture. So consider this a drive-by introduction to film noir's long, murky, and often ambiguous shadow."

Films 1-21: Neo-Noir
Films 22-37: Tech-Noir
Films 38-56: Western-Noir
Films 57-72: Horror-Noir
Bonus films 73-82: Noir Comedies

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Le Samouraï (1967)

Le Samouraï (1967)

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The Long Goodbye (1973)

The Long Goodbye (1973)

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Blood Simple (1984)

Blood Simple (1984)

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The Naked Kiss (1964)

The Naked Kiss (1964)

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Klute (1971)

Klute (1971)

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Chinatown (1974)

Chinatown (1974)

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Night Moves (1975)

Night Moves (1975)

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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)

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Nighthawks (1981)

Nighthawks (1981)

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Body Heat (1981)

Body Heat (1981)

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Body Double (1984)

Body Double (1984)

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Blue Velvet (1986)

Blue Velvet (1986)

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Stormy Monday (1988)

Stormy Monday (1988)

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Deep Cover (1992)

Deep Cover (1992)

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Insomnia (1997)

Insomnia (1997)

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Brick (2005)

Brick (2005)

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Drive (2011)

Drive (2011)

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Blue Ruin (2014)

Blue Ruin (2014)

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Nightcrawler (2014)

Nightcrawler (2014)

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Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018)

Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018)

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Under the Silver Lake (2018)

Under the Silver Lake (2018)

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Alphaville (1965)

Alphaville (1965)

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Blade Runner (1982)

Blade Runner (1982)

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Strange Days (1995)

Strange Days (1995)

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Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

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The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)

The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972)

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Soylent Green (1973)

Soylent Green (1973)

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Looker (1981)

Looker (1981)

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Kamikaze 1989 (1982)

Kamikaze 1989 (1982)

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The Terminator (1984)

The Terminator (1984)

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Brazil (1985)

Brazil (1985)

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Twelve Monkeys (1995)

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

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Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

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Dark City (1998)

Dark City (1998)

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Minority Report (2002)

Minority Report (2002)

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Ex Machina (2015)

Ex Machina (2015)

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Pursued (1947)

Pursued (1947)

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The Naked Spur (1953)

The Naked Spur (1953)

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One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

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