Driven by Harvey Keitel's powerful performance, City of Industry is a lean and mean nineties neo-noir thriller worth checking out.
Maintaining a casual and cheeky atmosphere despite all the deaths, Fallen is an exceptional noir serial killer movie with an occult twist.
Visually alluring and seductive but in a tasteful way, Black Widow is a compelling neo-noir thriller featuring an intriguing cat-vs-cat game.
Slow and a bit messy, Reptile is still a neo-noir thriller worth watching because of the brooding atmosphere and stellar performances.
Highly immersive and underrated, Sweet Virginia is a simmering neo-noir thriller about a small-town motel owner in the middle of a murder plot.
Highly underrated and featuring one hell of a cast, Mulholland Falls is a solid and stylish noir murder mystery set in the 1950s.
There's a reason why you keep hearing about the cynical and highly effective neo-noir thriller Chinatown. It's because it's calling you.
Oozing with mystery and sexual tension, Next Door AKA Naboer is a nasty psychological thriller in the vein of Hitchcock and Lynch.
Dark, brooding, and gritty, Cruising is a masterpiece, an underrated noir thriller following an undercover cop hunting a serial killer.
Gritty and realistic, State of Grace is an underrated neo-noir thriller following an undercover cop trying to take down the Irish mob.
China Moon is an underrated neo-noir thriller offering a familiar story full of twists, femme fatales and people way in over their heads.
More erotic thriller than neo-noir, Body Heat is a sweaty, steamy, and highly sexual affair that influenced countless movies to come.
Driven by excellent performances, Palmetto is a sweaty, steamy, and easygoing neo-noir movie where nothing is what it seems.
Simple and highly effective, Hell or High Water is a juicy neo-noir thriller following Texas rangers on a trail of two bank robbers.
Set in beautiful Spain, The Hit is a slow-burning, compelling, and atmospheric British crime movie you simply must experience.
The Square [2008] is an underrated neo-noir thriller similar to the Coen Brothers movies but with that charming Australian grittiness.
Juicy, realistic, and gritty, Close Enemies is a captivating French crime thriller following a drug deal gone wrong. It's on Netflix.
Perhaps a bit too aloof for a movie based on the hunt for two serial killers, Lonely Hearts is a light neo-noir thriller worth watching.
Giving off strong True Detective vibes, The Last Victim is a highly immersive, intelligent, and thought-provoking neo-noir thriller.
The Hot Spot is a sweaty, sleazy, and sexually-charged Southern neo-noir thriller with a phenomenal cast and immersive atmosphere.
The Asphalt Jungle rivals any modern heist movie offering a look into the gritty world of crime in the fifties and engaging storytelling.
Featuring rather clunky storytelling but with enough twists to keep you engaged, Kill Me Twice is a solid neo-noir thriller.
Gritty, authentic but above all captivating, Johnny Handsome is a neo-noir classic that you play at 3 pm on a workday. And fucking finish it.
Dark and brooding, Angel Heart is an engaging noir thriller with an occult edge driven by a powerful performance by Mickey Rourke.
Narc is a classic example of a gritty police thriller done right featuring a phenomenal cast, dark atmosphere, and quite a story to tell.
Full of twists and surprises, Cold in July is a slow-burning and very immersive neo-noir thriller with authentic and believable characters.
Artistic and a bit disjointed, To Live and Die in L.A. is a different type of neo-noir police thriller with memorable characters and action sequences.
Juicy and featuring a familiar story of a corrupt detective who's also a compulsive gambler, Phoenix is an effective and stylish noir thriller.
I could talk all day about how Night Moves is one of the best noir movies, and I do, but what you should do is see this fucking movie.
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead is a dark fairy tale following Jimmy The Saint as he gathers his old crew for one last job.
If I had to recommend you one indie movie, it would be Killing Zoe. A definition of a well-written hedonistic and nihilistic extravaganza.
Dark, immersive, and gritty, Le Convoyeur AKA Cash Truck is a slow-burning and yet engaging French crime movie with a distinct noir vibe.
Get ready to feel the Wrath of Man in this latest and surprisingly dark Ritchie-Statham cooperation that's actually a slow-burner focused on revenge.
Hooking you within the first five minutes, In the Shadow of the Moon is a well-crafted and engaging blend of a police thriller, noir, and science fiction movie.
Authentic, gritty, and engaging, Code 8 is not just an effective science fiction movie about people with superhuman abilities but it's also a heist movie.
Engaging and thrilling right from the opening scene, Triple 9 is a deliciously dark albeit flawed neo-noir thriller with juicy action and great cast.
After all this time, Bob Le Flambeur remains a very stylish and breezy French crime movie with great pacing following our guy planning a big heist.
As the best heist movie ever released, Rififi, featuring a gritty and suspenseful atmosphere along with realistic characters is also a masterful noir movie.
Get a pack of cigarettes, a bottle of whiskey, and play Le Cercle Rouge, a stylish noir masterpiece offering a look into the desolate world of crime.
Dark and gritty, MR 73 AKA The Last Deadly Mission is a moody and noir thriller about an alcoholic detective trying to catch a serial with a lot of cliches.
Entertaining and sleazy, Fear City combines nudity, violence, and neon-lit streets of New York in the eighties into a flawed movie still worth watching.
Once you've watched The Nile Hilton Incident, a neo-noir masterpiece with an exotic setting and dark and gritty atmosphere, you'll be left speechless.
Powered by strong performances from Denzel and Leto, The Little Things is a flawed slow-burning serial killer movie that should satisfy the fans of the genre.
If you like courtroom dramas and crime movies check out 12 Angry Men. It is flawlessly written and acted, but more importantly still very current.
A slow-burn thriller with great visuals, a heavy atmosphere, an intriguing who-done-it story, and finally powerful performances from ensemble cast.
Visceral and engaging, this slow-burner will leave you wanting more which is a great opportunity to check out the rest of Craig Zahler's work.
Very engaging and intelligent road-trip movie about life and how choices we make take us onto unexpected paths. Or expected...
If you're looking for a different kind of a neo-noir thriller, 2005's El Aura is a perfect choice. Atmospheric and refreshing, it's a must-see.
The Place Beyond the Pines is not just a neo-noir crime epic but also a thought-provoking drama exploring what it means to be a man.
Oozing testosterone, Bullet to the Head is an old-school action revenge movie with a great cast, a lot of style, and superb action scenes.