This isn't very "fast," but I'd go with: (in no particular order) 1. Deep Cover 2. Chinatown 3. Blade Runner 4. Angel Heart and 5. Red Rock West.

And neo-noir doesn't have to have crime in it, BTW. It's a look, for Chrissake.

@Satch_the_man said:

This isn't very "fast," but I'd go with: (in no particular order) 1. Deep Cover 2. Chinatown 3. Blade Runner 4. Angel Heart and 5. Red Rock West.

And neo-noir doesn't have to have crime in it, BTW. It's a look, for Chrissake.

Actually, the classic noir had more to do with "the look" as you say. It was classified with B&W cinematography that had high contrast lighting and lots of dark shadow scenes and of course the plot usually had to do with the protagonist falling into a dark web of events with usually a bad ending for him/her. Neo Noir has more to do with the story and it does indeed mostly have to do with dark elements usually but not always criminal. In neo-noir the main character is not usually up to no good like the classical noir or may be a good guy who falls into bad things but usually at no fault of his own. Classic film noir usually has the main guy letting himself get talked into some nasty business and usually by the allures of a femme fatale.

And why the heck are we talking about noir on the Infinity Wars page? Before anyone goes there the answer is most definitely NO. This film is not a noir!

@movie_nazi said:

@Satch_the_man said:

This isn't very "fast," but I'd go with: (in no particular order) 1. Deep Cover 2. Chinatown 3. Blade Runner 4. Angel Heart and 5. Red Rock West.

And neo-noir doesn't have to have crime in it, BTW. It's a look, for Chrissake.

Actually, the classic noir had more to do with "the look" as you say. It was classified with B&W cinematography that had high contrast lighting and lots of dark shadow scenes and of course the plot usually had to do with the protagonist falling into a dark web of events with usually a bad ending for him/her. Neo Noir has more to do with the story and it does indeed mostly have to do with dark elements usually but not always criminal. In neo-noir the main character is not usually up to no good like the classical noir or may be a good guy who falls into bad things but usually at no fault of his own. Classic film noir usually has the main guy letting himself get talked into some nasty business and usually by the allures of a femme fatale.

And why the heck are we talking about noir on the Infinity Wars page? Before anyone goes there the answer is most definitely NO. This film is not a noir!

If you say so....

@Satch_the_man said:

@movie_nazi said:

@Satch_the_man said:

This isn't very "fast," but I'd go with: (in no particular order) 1. Deep Cover 2. Chinatown 3. Blade Runner 4. Angel Heart and 5. Red Rock West.

And neo-noir doesn't have to have crime in it, BTW. It's a look, for Chrissake.

Actually, the classic noir had more to do with "the look" as you say. It was classified with B&W cinematography that had high contrast lighting and lots of dark shadow scenes and of course the plot usually had to do with the protagonist falling into a dark web of events with usually a bad ending for him/her. Neo Noir has more to do with the story and it does indeed mostly have to do with dark elements usually but not always criminal. In neo-noir the main character is not usually up to no good like the classical noir or may be a good guy who falls into bad things but usually at no fault of his own. Classic film noir usually has the main guy letting himself get talked into some nasty business and usually by the allures of a femme fatale.

And why the heck are we talking about noir on the Infinity Wars page? Before anyone goes there the answer is most definitely NO. This film is not a noir!

If you say so....

Good. At least you are an attentive student.