Film noir is not a clearly defined
genre (see
here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a
reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.[a][b][c][d]
The terms which are used below to subsume various periods and variations of film noir are not definitive and are meant as a navigational aid rather than as critical argument. Because the 1940s and 1950s are universally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir, films released prior to 1940 are listed under the caption "Precursors / early noir-like films". Films released after 1959 should generally only be listed in the
list of neo-noir titles.
^Biesen, Sheri Chinen (2005). Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
ISBN978-0-8018-8217-3, p. 207.
^Naremore, James (2008). More Than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts, 2d ed. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press.
ISBN978-0-520-25402-2, pp. 13–14.
^Sanders, Skoble, Aeon G., Steven (2008).
The Philosophy of TV Noir. Lexington, Kentucky: United States: University of Kentucky Press. p. 49.
ISBN9780813172620. Retrieved 14 August 2019.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
Film noir is not a clearly defined
genre (see
here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a
reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.[a][b][c][d]
The terms which are used below to subsume various periods and variations of film noir are not definitive and are meant as a navigational aid rather than as critical argument. Because the 1940s and 1950s are universally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir, films released prior to 1940 are listed under the caption "Precursors / early noir-like films". Films released after 1959 should generally only be listed in the
list of neo-noir titles.
^Biesen, Sheri Chinen (2005). Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
ISBN978-0-8018-8217-3, p. 207.
^Naremore, James (2008). More Than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts, 2d ed. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press.
ISBN978-0-520-25402-2, pp. 13–14.
^Sanders, Skoble, Aeon G., Steven (2008).
The Philosophy of TV Noir. Lexington, Kentucky: United States: University of Kentucky Press. p. 49.
ISBN9780813172620. Retrieved 14 August 2019.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)