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Heat

Heat is a 1995 American crime epic directed by Michael Mann, famous for pairing Al Pacino and Robert De Niro and for its...

Crime Neo Noir 1990S Heist

9.3 Excellent

2

The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point is a 1950 American film noir by Michael Curtiz, adapted from Hemingway's To Have and Have Not and sta...

Classic Crime 1950S Warner

8.5 Great

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Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet is a 1944 American noir by Edward Dmytryk, notable for casting Dick Powell as Raymond Chandler's detect...

Classic Detective 1940S Hardboiled

8.4 Great

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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1973 American crime film directed by Peter Yates, with Robert Mitchum as a weary Boston...

Boston Crime 1970S Neo Noir

8.4 Great

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Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler is a 2014 American neo-noir by Dan Gilroy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a freelance crime videographer explo...

Media Neo Noir Los Angeles 2010S

8.4 Great

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Thief

Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir directed by Michael Mann, with James Caan as a professional safecracker and Tangerine...

Crime 1980S Neo Noir Heist

8.3 Great

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Mikey and Nicky

Mikey and Nicky is a 1976 American crime drama by Elaine May, notable for its tense Cassavetes and Falk performances and...

Crime 1970S Neo Noir Friendship

7.8 Good

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Straight Time

Straight Time is a 1978 American crime drama starring Dustin Hoffman, notable for its unsentimental portrait of an ex-co...

Crime 1970S Neo Noir Warner

7.8 Good

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Cutter's Way

Cutter's Way is a 1981 American neo-noir directed by Ivan Passer, notable for Jeff Bridges and John Heard in a paranoid...

Mystery 1980S Neo Noir Paranoia

7.8 Good

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Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street is a 1972 American crime film set in Harlem, noted for its violent heist plot and Bobby Womack's wid...

Crime 1970S Neo Noir Harlem

7.7 Good

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House of Games

House of Games is a 1987 American neo-noir written and directed by David Mamet, notable for its con-artist plot and Mame...

1980S Neo Noir Orion Con

7.7 Good

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One False Move

One False Move is a 1992 American crime thriller directed by Carl Franklin, praised for its Arkansas setting and Billy B...

Crime Neo Noir 1990S Rural

7.7 Good

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The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1944 Warner Bros. noir thriller by Jean Negulesco, adapted from Eric Ambler and starring Sydn...

Classic International Spy 1940S

7.3 Good

14

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner is a 1946 American noir directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Lucille Ball and Mark Stevens in a private-...

Classic Detective 1940S Private Eye

7.3 Good

15

The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected is a 1947 American mystery noir by Michael Curtiz, starring Claude Rains and based on Charlotte Armstron...

Classic Radio Mystery 1940S

7.2 Good

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The Kid Detective

The Kid Detective is a 2020 Canadian mystery comedy-drama by Evan Morgan, starring Adam Brody as a former child sleuth c...

Sony Detective Small Town Neo Noir

7.2 Good

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The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups is a 1973 American crime thriller starring Roy Scheider, known for its New York setting and an extended ca...

Police New York 1970S Neo Noir

7.1 Good

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The Big Easy

The Big Easy is a 1986 American crime romance set in New Orleans, with Dennis Quaid as a police detective caught in corr...

Crime 1980S Neo Noir New Orleans

7.0 Good

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Kill Me Again

Kill Me Again is a 1989 American neo-noir directed by John Dahl, starring Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley in a Las Vegas d...

Crime 1980S Neo Noir Femme Fatale

6.4 Fair

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Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind is a 1985 American neo-noir by Alan Rudolph, noted for its stylized Rain City setting and Kris Kristoffe...

Crime 1980S Neo Noir Stylized

6.2 Fair