swap_horiz The Big Easy Alternatives

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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 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

3

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 Lineup

The Lineup is a 1958 American film noir directed by Don Siegel, adapted from the CBS police series and noted for San Fra...

Classic Procedural Crime 1950S

7.8 Good

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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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Underworld U.S.A.

Underworld U.S.A. is a 1961 American neo-noir by Samuel Fuller, starring Cliff Robertson as a man infiltrating organized...

Crime Revenge 1960S Columbia

7.6 Good

12

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

13

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

14

The Garment Jungle

The Garment Jungle is a 1957 Columbia noir by Vincent Sherman, notable for its New York garment-industry racketeering pl...

Classic Crime 1950S Columbia

7.1 Good

15

Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock is a 1947 American film noir written and directed by Robert Rossen, marking his feature directing debut a...

Classic Crime Gambling 1940S

7.0 Good

16

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet is a 1952 newspaper noir by Phil Karlson, notable for adapting Samuel Fuller's novel The Dark Page into a...

Classic Crime 1950S Newspaper

7.0 Good

17

Pushover

Pushover is a 1954 Columbia noir by Richard Quine, notable for Kim Novak's first credited role opposite Fred MacMurray a...

Classic Crime 1950S Surveillance

7.0 Good

18

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

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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