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Film Canon | Best Neo-Noir Films


In Order of Excellence

1. Chinatown - Roman Polanski (1974)

A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.

2. L.A. Confidential - Curtis Hanson (1997)

As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - the straight-laced, the brutal, and the sleazy -
​investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.


3. Blue Velvet - David Lynch (1986)

The gruesome discovery of a severed human ear he found in a field leads a young man on a dark and dangerous journey
​into a dark and sinister underworld that exists in his hometown.


4. Blade Runner - Ridley Scott (1982)

Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space
​and have returned to earth seeking their maker.


5. Taxi Driver - Martin Scorsese (1976)

A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City
​where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process.


6. Drive - Nicolas Refn (2011)

A mysterious Hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver lands himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbour.

7. The American - Anton Corbijn (2010)

An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.

8. Le Cercle Rouge - Jean-Pierre Melville (1970)

Corey is a cool, aristocratic thief, released from prison on the same day that Vogel, a murderer,
​escapes from the custody of the patient Mattei, a cat-loving police superintendent.


9. Collateral - Michael Mann (2004)

A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. 

10. In Bruges - Martin McDonagh (2008)

Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium,
the last place in the world Ray wants 
to be.


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