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Neo Noir Movies

Kinora's catalogue lists 133 films about neo noir, spanning 1931–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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  • 2002

    25th Hour

    New York City — 2000s
    Urbandir. Spike Lee
  • 1971

    A Clockwork Orange

    London — Near Future
    Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick
  • 1950

    All About Eve

    New York City — 1940s · 1950s
    Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • 1976

    All the President's Men

    Washington DC — 1970s
    Urbandir. Alan J. Pakula
  • 1999

    American Beauty

    1990s
    Suburbandir. Sam Mendes
  • 2000

    Amores Perros

    Mexico City — 2000s
    Urbandir. Alejandro G. Iñárritu
  • 1969

    Army of Shadows

    Paris · Marseille · London — 1940s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Jean-Pierre Melville
  • 2022

    Babylon

    Los Angeles · New York City — 1920s · 1930s · 1950s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Damien Chazelle
  • 1974

    Badlands

    South Dakota — 1950s
    Rural · Wildernessdir. Terrence Malick
  • 1975

    Barry Lyndon

    Ireland · London — 1700s · 1800s
    Rural · Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick
  • 1967

    Belle de Jour

    Paris — 1960s
    Urban · Mountaindir. Luis Buñuel
  • 2018

    BlacKkKlansman

    Colorado Springs — 1970s
    Urbandir. Spike Lee
  • 1982

    Blade Runner

    Los Angeles — Near Future
    Urbandir. Ridley Scott
  • 2017

    Blade Runner 2049

    Los Angeles · Las Vegas — Near Future
    Urban · Desertdir. Denis Villeneuve
  • 1966

    Blow-Up

    London — 1960s
    Urbandir. Michelangelo Antonioni
  • 1986

    Blue Velvet

    Lumberton — 1980s
    Suburban · Urbandir. David Lynch
  • 1967

    Bonnie and Clyde

    Texas — 1930s
    Rural · Urbandir. Arthur Penn
  • 1960

    Breathless

    Paris · Marseille — 1950s · 1960s
    Urbandir. Jean-Luc Godard
  • 2018

    Burning

    Seoul — 2010s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Lee Chang-dong
  • 2005

    Caché

    Paris — 2000s · 1960s
    Urbandir. Michael Haneke
  • 2018

    Capernaum

    Beirut — 2010s
    Urbandir. Nadine Labaki
  • 1943

    Casablanca

    Casablanca — 1940s
    Urbandir. Michael Curtiz
  • 1995

    Casino

    Las Vegas · Los Angeles — 1970s · 1980s
    Urban · Desertdir. Martin Scorsese
  • 2002

    Catch Me If You Can

    New York City · France · Miami — 1960s · 1970s
    Urbandir. Steven Spielberg
  • 1974

    Chinatown

    Los Angeles — 1930s
    Urbandir. Roman Polanski
  • 1994

    Chungking Express

    Hong Kong — 1990s
    Urbandir. Wong Kar-Wai
  • 1941

    Citizen Kane

    Florida · New York City · Colorado — 1800s · 1900s · 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Orson Welles
  • 2004

    Collateral

    Los Angeles — 2000s
    Urbandir. Michael Mann
  • 2022

    Decision to Leave

    Busan — 2010s
    Urban · Coastal Sea · Mountaindir. Park Chan-wook
  • 2012

    Django Unchained

    Mississippi · Texas — 1800s
    Rural · Wildernessdir. Quentin Tarantino
  • 1975

    Dog Day Afternoon

    New York City — 1970s
    Urbandir. Sidney Lumet
  • 1944

    Double Indemnity

    Los Angeles — 1930s
    Urbandir. Billy Wilder
  • 1999

    Election

    Omaha · New York City · Washington, D.C. — 1990s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Alexander Payne
  • 2015

    Ex Machina

    Norway — 2010s
    Wilderness · Ruraldir. Alex Garland
  • 1995

    Fallen Angels

    Hong Kong — 1990s
    Urbandir. Wong Kar-Wai
  • 1996

    Fargo

    Minneapolis · Fargo — 1980s
    Urban · Rural · Wildernessdir. Joel Coen
  • 1999

    Fight Club

    1990s
    Urban · Undergrounddir. David Fincher
  • 2017

    Get Out

    New York City — 2010s
    Suburban · Ruraldir. Jordan Peele
  • 2014

    Gone Girl

    New York City — 2010s
    Urban · Ruraldir. David Fincher
  • 1990

    GoodFellas

    New York City — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
    Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
  • 1997

    Happy Together

    Buenos Aires · Hong Kong · Taipei — 1990s
    Urbandir. Wong Kar-Wai
  • 1995

    Heat

    Los Angeles — 1990s
    Urbandir. Michael Mann
  • 1963

    High and Low

    Yokohama — 1960s
    Urbandir. Akira Kurosawa
  • 1952

    High Noon

    1800s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Fred Zinnemann
  • 1967

    In the Heat of the Night

    Sparta — 1960s
    Rural · Urbandir. Norman Jewison
  • 2000

    In the Mood for Love

    Hong Kong · Singapore — 1960s
    Urbandir. Wong Kar-Wai
  • 2002

    Infernal Affairs

    Hong Kong — 1990s · 2000s
    Urbandir. Alan Mak Siu-Fai
  • 2013

    Inside Llewyn Davis

    New York City · Chicago — 1960s
    Urbandir. Joel Coen
  • 2003

    Kill Bill: Vol. 1

    Tokyo · Okinawa — 1990s · 2000s
    Urban · Rural · Suburbandir. Quentin Tarantino
  • 1971

    Klute

    New York City — 1970s
    Urbandir. Alan J. Pakula
  • 1997

    L.A. Confidential

    Los Angeles — 1950s
    Urbandir. Curtis Hanson
  • 1960

    L'Avventura

    Sicily · Rome — 1960s
    Coastal Sea · Island · Urban · Ruraldir. Michelangelo Antonioni
  • 1960

    La Dolce Vita

    Rome — 1950s · 1960s
    Urban · Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Federico Fellini
  • 1995

    La Haine

    Paris — 1990s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Mathieu Kassovitz
  • 1967

    Le Samouraï

    Paris — 1960s
    Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Melville
  • 1997

    Lost Highway

    Los Angeles — 1990s
    Urban · Desert · Ruraldir. David Lynch
  • 1931

    M

    Berlin — 1930s
    Urbandir. Fritz Lang
  • 1971

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    Washington State — 1900s
    Rural · Wildernessdir. Robert Altman
  • 1973

    Mean Streets

    New York City — 1970s
    Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
  • 2000

    Memento

    Los Angeles — 2000s
    Urbandir. Christopher Nolan
  • 2003

    Memories of Murder

    South Korea — 1980s · 2000s
    Rural · Urbandir. Bong Joon Ho
  • 1990

    Miller's Crossing

    1920s
    Urbandir. Joel Coen
  • 2009

    Moon

    Near Future
    Off World · Undergrounddir. Duncan Jones
  • 2009

    Mother

    South Korea — 2000s
    Rural · Urbandir. Bong Joon Ho
  • 2001

    Mulholland Drive

    Los Angeles — 2000s
    Urbandir. David Lynch
  • 2003

    Mystic River

    Boston — 1970s · 2000s
    Urbandir. Clint Eastwood
  • 1976

    Network

    New York City — 1970s
    Urbandir. Sidney Lumet
  • 2007

    No Country for Old Men

    Texas — 1980s
    Desert · Rural · Urbandir. Joel Coen
  • 1959

    North by Northwest

    New York City · Chicago — 1950s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Alfred Hitchcock
  • 1946

    Notorious

    Rio de Janeiro — 1940s
    Urbandir. Alfred Hitchcock
  • 2003

    Oldboy

    South Korea — 1980s · 2000s
    Urbandir. Park Chan-wook
  • 1984

    Once Upon a Time in America

    New York City — 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1960s
    Urbandir. Sergio Leone
  • 1968

    Once Upon a Time in the West

    Arizona — 1800s
    Rural · Desertdir. Sergio Leone
  • 2019

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Los Angeles — 1960s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Quentin Tarantino
  • 1959

    Pickpocket

    Paris · London — 1950s
    Urbandir. Robert Bresson
  • 1980

    Pixote

    Brazil — 1970s · 1980s
    Urbandir. Héctor Babenco
  • 2023

    Poor Things

    London · Lisbon · Paris · Alexandria — 1800s
    Urban · Coastal Seadir. Yorgos Lanthimos
  • 2013

    Prisoners

    Pennsylvania — 2010s
    Suburban · Ruraldir. Denis Villeneuve
  • 2020

    Promising Young Woman

    Ohio — 2010s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Emerald Fennell
  • 1994

    Pulp Fiction

    Los Angeles — 1990s
    Urbandir. Quentin Tarantino
  • 1981

    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Cairo · Washington, D.C. — 1930s
    Wilderness · Urban · Coastal Sea · Island · Undergrounddir. Steven Spielberg
  • 1954

    Rear Window

    1950s
    Urbandir. Alfred Hitchcock
  • 1940

    Rebecca

    Monte Carlo · Cornwall — 1930s
    Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Alfred Hitchcock
  • 1992

    Reservoir Dogs

    1990s
    Urbandir. Quentin Tarantino
  • 2008

    RocknRolla

    London — 2000s
    Urbandir. Guy Ritchie
  • 1998

    Satya

    Mumbai — 1990s
    Urbandir. Ram Gopal Varma
  • 1995

    Se7en

    1990s
    Urbandir. David Fincher
  • 1975

    Sholay

    India — 1970s
    Rural · Wildernessdir. Ramesh Sippy
  • 2015

    Sicario

    Arizona · Ciudad Juárez · Texas — 2010s
    Urban · Desert · Undergrounddir. Denis Villeneuve
  • 1950

    Sunset Boulevard

    Los Angeles — 1940s
    Urbandir. Billy Wilder
  • 2022

    TÁR

    Berlin · New York City · Staten Island — 2010s · 2020s
    Urbandir. Todd Field
  • 1976

    Taxi Driver

    New York City — 1970s
    Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
  • 1998

    The Big Lebowski

    Los Angeles — 1990s
    Urban · Coastal Seadir. Joel Coen
  • 1971

    The Conformist

    Paris · Rome — 1910s · 1930s · 1940s
    Urban · Rural · Mountaindir. Bernardo Bertolucci
  • 1974

    The Conversation

    San Francisco — 1970s
    Urbandir. Francis Ford Coppola
  • 2008

    The Dark Knight

    2000s
    Urbandir. Christopher Nolan
  • 2017

    The Death of Stalin

    Moscow — 1950s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Armando Iannucci
  • 2006

    The Departed

    Boston — 1980s · 1990s
    Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
  • 2018

    The Favourite

    London — 1700s
    Urbandir. Yorgos Lanthimos
  • 1971

    The French Connection

    New York City · Marseille — 1970s
    Urbandir. William Friedkin
  • 1966

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    Desert · Rural · Wildernessdir. Sergio Leone
  • 2014

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    1930s · 1960s · 1980s
    Urban · Mountain · Ruraldir. Wes Anderson
  • 1940

    The Great Dictator

    1910s · 1930s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Charlie Chaplin
  • 2016

    The Handmaiden

    Korea — 1930s
    Rural · Urbandir. Park Chan-wook
  • 2019

    The Irishman

    Philadelphia · Chicago · Detroit — 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s
    Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
  • 2006

    The Lives of Others

    Berlin — 1980s · 1990s
    Urbandir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
  • 1980

    The Long Good Friday

    London · Belfast — 1970s
    Urbandir. John Mackenzie
  • 1979

    The Marriage of Maria Braun

    Germany — 1940s · 1950s
    Urban · Suburbandir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
  • 1986

    The Name of the Rose

    Italy — Medieval
    Rural · Undergrounddir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
  • 1992

    The Player

    Los Angeles — 1990s
    Urbandir. Robert Altman
  • 2021

    The Power of the Dog

    Montana — 1920s
    Rural · Wildernessdir. Jane Campion
  • 2006

    The Prestige

    London — 1800s
    Urbandir. Christopher Nolan
  • 1939

    The Rules of the Game

    Paris · Sologne — 1930s
    Rural · Urbandir. Jean Renoir
  • 1994

    The Shawshank Redemption

    Maine — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
    Urban · Ruraldir. Frank Darabont
  • 2010

    The Social Network

    Boston · Palo Alto · New York City — 2000s
    Urbandir. David Fincher
  • 1999

    The Talented Mr. Ripley

    New York City · Italy — 1950s
    Urban · Coastal Seadir. Anthony Minghella
  • 1949

    The Third Man

    Vienna — 1940s
    Urban · Undergrounddir. Carol Reed
  • 1987

    The Untouchables

    Chicago — 1930s
    Urbandir. Brian De Palma
  • 1995

    The Usual Suspects

    New York City · Los Angeles — 1990s
    Urban · Coastal Seadir. Bryan Singer
  • 1973

    The Wicker Man

    Scotland — 1970s
    Island · Rural · Coastal Seadir. Robin Hardy
  • 2013

    The Wolf of Wall Street

    New York City · London — 1980s · 1990s · 2000s
    Urbandir. Martin Scorsese
  • 1991

    Thelma & Louise

    Arkansas · Grand Canyon — 1990s
    Rural · Desert · Wildernessdir. Ridley Scott
  • 2007

    There Will Be Blood

    California · New Mexico — 1900s · 1910s · 1920s
    Rural · Wildernessdir. Paul Thomas Anderson
  • 1958

    Touch of Evil

    Mexico — 1950s
    Urban · Desertdir. Orson Welles
  • 1996

    Trainspotting

    Edinburgh · London — 1990s
    Urbandir. Danny Boyle
  • 1953

    Ugetsu

    Japan — Early Modern
    Rural · Wilderness · Coastal Seadir. Kenji Mizoguchi
  • 2019

    Uncut Gems

    New York City — 2010s
    Urbandir. Benny Safdie
  • 2014

    Under the Skin

    Glasgow — 2010s
    Urban · Rural · Wildernessdir. Jonathan Glazer
  • 1992

    Unforgiven

    Japan — 1800s
    Rural · Wilderness · Urbandir. Clint Eastwood
  • 1958

    Vertigo

    San Francisco — 1950s
    Urban · Coastal Sea · Ruraldir. Alfred Hitchcock
  • 1971

    Wake in Fright

    Australia — 1960s
    Rural · Desert · Wildernessdir. Ted Kotcheff
  • 2014

    Wild Tales

    2010s
    Urban · Rural · Desertdir. Damián Szifron
  • 2007

    Zodiac

    San Francisco · California — 1960s · 1970s · 1980s
    Urban · Ruraldir. David Fincher

Frequently asked

How many movies are about neo noir?

Kinora's catalogue lists 133 films about neo noir, spanning 1931–2023.

What are some movies about neo noir?

Films about neo noir in our catalogue include 25th Hour (2002), A Clockwork Orange (1971), All About Eve (1950), All the President's Men (1976), and American Beauty (1999).

What is the oldest movie about neo noir?

M (1931) is the earliest film about neo noir in our catalogue; the most recent is Poor Things (2023).

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