Overview of the development of film noir and literary noir in postwar America.

In-depth essays and interviews with filmmakers.

A look at three of the studio's films noirs: Desire Me, Keeper of the Flame and A Woman's Face.

Classic Films

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Eric Enders' list of top 25 Noir films.

This page features selected noir works in depth. Here you will find images, plot summaries, cast and crew credits, and our own reviews of films noir, as well as a guide to noir fiction.

Roger Westcombe discusses the dark film, post-war malaise and Noir's spiderweb of fate.

History of the genre, with links and film recommendations. Also looks at related Noir-like Sci-fi, Western and War films.

classic films, screwball comedy, a selected bibliography for many of the most important work on the genre.