Just a few that come to mind: The Conversation Chinatown LA Confidential Blade Runner Blood Simple Fargo Se7en A Simple Plan No Country For Old Men Others?
The following link gives a pretty good breakdown: https://www.quora.com/What-are-Neo-Noir-Film-Noir-and-Neo-Realism-genres In the last 25 years, a perfect example of neo-noir film (and it doesn't make my list as I find it overrated) is The Usual Suspects. Any murder/crime mystery with a dark feel and theme to it can be categorized as neo-noir.
Shoulda listed it. Yes, I'd say Mystic River qualifies as neo-noir. It's a very dark feeling, morose, murder mystery with the detectives playing an integral role.
I got 15 minutes into that movie and fell asleep. Not because it was bad, it seemed very good... I was just exhausted and forgot to continue watching it. If I have time this week I'll finish it.
So basically any Clint Eastwood directed film. The definition seems a little loose though based on your list of examples. What about melancholia? That was a miserable film from start to finish. If a man was depressed before watching that film he'd be suicidal afterwards. The Machinist is a dark depressing film.
Yeah, The Machinist is the PERFECT example of a neo noir, and good mention. One of the better movies of the 00s, I should have listed it.
True Story... I watched Memento followed by the machinist...and then for a few hours started to question my own sanity.
Leon and carlitos way im not sure I understand the genre tho. To me the association was as much in the strange camera work and lighting, high contrast etc as much as the guys and dolls crime theme, locations etc but I seem to be off base
Miller's Crossing was solid. I love The Usual Suspects although the end leaves more questions than answers. I liked A History of Violence a lot. Didn't know Carlito's Way is Film Noir, but that was excellent.
I love Carlitos Way, but I just don't see it as the masterpiece Hut sees it as. I see it as a very good movie, but not an all time great one. Pacino's completely laughable Puerto Rican accent kills some of its luster, but it is a very good movie. WAAAYYYYY better than Scarface.
Bound Body Heat No Way Out Romeo is Bleeding Blue Velvet True Romance Bad Lieutenant (gee, what's with all these 'B' movies? ::)
This was the kind of sensibility/aesthetic I had in mind which made me think of leon & carlitos wAy 'You need cops, venetian blinds, lots of smoking, hats, sweat, dead-end streets, guys who know all the angles except for the one that ends up sticking out of their backs. Sirens of the automotive and female kind.' 'stylisized shooting...The double-cross and cigarette smokingare mandatory. Complicated plots are further convoluted by Flashbacks and Flash Forwards -- the narration tying everything together, assuming we can trust him......Noir, in the classic and stylistic sense, is visually darker than your average picture, playing with light and long, deep shadow.... This visual motif is so iconic that homages and parodies are almost universally Deliberately Monochrome, using a transition between colour and black and white where necessary. Scenes are often filmed on location, and night scenes are shot at night. Camera angles are often very creative and unusual, heightening the viewers sense of unease, adding to the atmosphere....it rains most nights in noir.....
I enjoy it a lot also, despite Pacino's horrible Rican accent. Sean Penn stole the show though and without him the movie wouldn't have been as good.
I would personally consider Carlito's Way a great film. Regardless of accents it pretty much has everything.
