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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

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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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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

4

The Big Clock

The Big Clock is a 1948 American noir by John Farrow, starring Ray Milland as a magazine editor trapped inside a murder...

Classic Mystery Media 1940S

8.2 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 Late Show

The Late Show is a 1977 American neo-noir by Robert Benton, notable for Art Carney as an aging detective and an Oscar-no...

Detective Crime 1970S Neo Noir

7.5 Good

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The Crimson Kimono

The Crimson Kimono is a 1959 American film noir written, produced, and directed by Samuel Fuller, noted for its interrac...

Crime 1950S Los Angeles Columbia

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

14

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

15

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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Cold in July

Cold in July is a 2014 American thriller directed by Jim Mickle, adapted from Joe R. Lansdale's novel and set around a T...

Crime Neo Noir Texas 2010S

6.9 Fair

17

The Detective

The Detective is a 1968 American police drama starring Frank Sinatra, notable for its unusually direct treatment of murd...

Police Procedural Neo Noir 1960S

6.8 Fair

18

Hammett

Hammett is a 1982 American mystery film directed by Wim Wenders, imagining writer Dashiell Hammett drawn into a case in...

Detective 1980S Neo Noir Writer

6.6 Fair

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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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Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding is a 1993 American neo-noir starring Gary Oldman, notable for its corrupt New York cop and Lena Olin's...

Crime Neo Noir 1990S Corruption

6.3 Fair