Neo Noir
"neo noir" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Angel
Synopsis:
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Starring:
James Marsters,
David Boreanaz,
Amy Acker
#2
Veronica Mars
Synopsis:
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
Starring:
Kristen Bell,
Enrico Colantoni,
Jason Dohring
#3
The Killer
Synopsis:
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
Starring:
Michael Fassbender,
Kerry O'Malley,
Sala Baker
Plot:
based on comic book,
based on graphic novel,
assassin,
murder,
based on comic,
revenge,
secretary,
gym,
male nudity,
blood
...
#4
A Haunting in Venice
Synopsis:
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Starring:
Tina Fey,
Jamie Dornan,
Kenneth Branagh
Plot:
based on novel,
seance,
detective,
murder,
whodunit,
hercule poirot character,
whodunnit mystery,
ghost,
medium,
children
...
#5
Lou
Synopsis:
A young girl is kidnapped during a powerful storm. Her mother joins forces with her mysterious neighbour to set off in pursuit of the kidnapper. Their journey will test their limits and expose the dark secrets of their past.
Starring:
Allison Janney,
Jurnee Smollett,
Daniel Bernhardt
Plot:
island,
rain,
forest,
storm,
loner,
daughter,
secret,
kidnapping,
character name as title,
female protagonist
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#6
Justified
Synopsis:
A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's tale centers around U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of Kentucky, a quiet but strong-willed official of the law. The tale covers his high-stakes job, as well as his strained relationships with his ex-wife and father.
Starring:
Walton Goggins,
Natalie Zea,
Timothy Olyphant
#7
Death Note
Synopsis:
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into…
Starring:
Nozomu Sasaki,
Mamoru Miyano,
Shido Nakamura
Plot:
police,
secret identity,
detective,
journalism,
supernatural,
battle of wits,
anime,
anti hero,
child prodigy,
moral dilemma
...
#8
Athena
Synopsis:
Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
Starring:
Dali Benssalah,
Anthony Bajon,
Alexis Manenti
Plot:
death,
brother,
fight,
life,
chaos,
psychological thriller,
ghetto,
suburb,
police station,
france
...
#9
AKA
Synopsis:
A steely special ops agent finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a crime syndicate and unexpectedly bonds with the boss' young son.
Starring:
Sveva Alviti,
Eric Cantona,
Thibault de Montalembert
#10
Hypnotic
Synopsis:
A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes.
Starring:
Alice Braga,
Jackie Earle Haley,
William Fichtner
#11
Woman in the Dunes
Synopsis:
An entomologist suffers extreme psychological and sexual torture after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village.
Starring:
Eiji Okada,
Kyōko Kishida,
Hiroko Itō
#12
Witness
Synopsis:
A sheltered Amish child is the sole witness of a brutal murder in a restroom at a Philadelphia train station, and he must be protected. The assignment falls to a taciturn detective who goes undercover in a Pennsylvania Dutch community. On the farm, he slowly assimilates despite his urban grit and forges a romantic bond with the child's beautiful mother.
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Harrison Ford,
Lukas Haas
Plot:
amish,
murder,
train,
love,
police,
crooked cop,
witness,
widow,
corruption,
fistfight
...
#13
Wild at Heart
Synopsis:
After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep them apart, hires a hitman to kill Sailor. But he finds a whole new set of troubles when he and Bobby Peru, an old buddy who's also out to get Sailor, try to rob a store. When Sailor lands in jail yet again, the young lovers appear further than ever…
Starring:
Nicolas Cage,
Crispin Glover,
Harry Dean Stanton
#14
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Synopsis:
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
Starring:
Bob Hoskins,
Christopher Lloyd,
Charles Fleischer
#15
Vanishing Point
Synopsis:
Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup, he takes a bet to get the car there in less than 15 hours.
Starring:
Dean Jagger,
Cleavon Little,
Barry Newman
#16
U.S. Marshals
Synopsis:
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes. But when Diplomatic Security Agent John Royce is assigned to help Gerard recapture Sheridan, it becomes clear that Sheridan is more than just another murderer.
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Joe Pantoliano
#17
Unfaithful
Synopsis:
Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to confront the other man.
Starring:
Diane Lane,
Erik Per Sullivan,
Richard Gere
#18
True Romance
Synopsis:
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Starring:
Gary Oldman,
Brad Pitt,
Samuel L. Jackson
Plot:
drugs,
cocaine,
pimp,
aspiring actor,
los angeles california,
hotel,
beach,
drug addict,
prostitute,
detroit michigan
...
#19
True Lies
Synopsis:
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Starring:
Bill Paxton,
Tia Carrere,
Charlton Heston
Plot:
secret agent,
spy,
secret mission,
remake,
tango,
spy film,
espionage,
murderous fantasy,
violence,
remake of french film
...
#20
Training Day
Synopsis:
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
Cliff Curtis,
Harris Yulin
Plot:
narc,
day of reckoning,
die hard scenario,
wedding ring,
neo noir,
threatened with a knife,
lapd,
detective,
rookie,
vomiting
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