The detective noir serves as the heart and soul of the classic film noir genre, which was initially generated from the pivotal rise of hardboiled crime novels and pulp fiction during the 1930s. Iconic ...

Despite the film's positive reviews, including raves at its premiere at the SXSW film festival in Austin, it seems as if The Fall Guy was simply asking audiences to invest in a piece of ...

Who doesn't love a good mystery? Following World War II in the 1940s, an onslaught of crime movies came out of Hollywood as moody stories were on the minds of filmmakers and audiences ...

Double Indemnity (1944). Why it’s essential: Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity isn’t just a noir classic—it is the blueprint.Adapted from James M. Cain’s pulp novella and co-written by legendary crime ...

Karen Read’s murder trial makes me think of 1949’s ‘Cover Up. ... When you watch as much film noir as I do—i.e., too much—you make connections between fictional stories and real life.

The 30 best film noir movies of all time, from Double Indemnity to Sunset Blvd, center on an idea: It can be really hard to live in America.

Here are the best noir and neo-noir movies you can watch at home right now, many of them for free. All-time-great noirs, under-the-radar gems, and everything in between. Skip to main content.