Detective/Noir/Mystery etc. (Recommendations)

Sinfonia

Hi all!

Looking for films in the above genre(s), that sort of encapsulate them all.
Something like Chinatown, LA Confidential, Hollywoodland etc.

Any ideas?

Bipolar Joe

If you want modern, then Brick is awesome. If you want older, check out Rififi, amazing crime film. On the more noir side, The Killers, Sunset Blvd. and Fallen Angel are easy favourites.

Thwip!

Maltese Falcon
This Gun for Hire
Who framed Roger Rabbit (seriously )
Double Indemnity

kumate_champ07

Kiss kiss bang bang

the prestige

kumate_champ07

Angel Heart, (before Mickey Rourke made his comeback)

PunkFreud

I'll recommend M. It's one of the originals of the Noir genre. While not a real Detective film, there are elements to it.

Definitely one to see.

jpk96

mullholland drive is a good one. not exactly a mystery, not exactly noir. a bit of both. and very weird!

mike65

The Late Show (1977)
Farewell My Lovely (1975)
Blade Runner (yes it is!) (1982)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Last Seduction (1994)
Kill Me Again (1989)

SlipperyPeople

Cold Weather


edit: actually mines not a noir film at all just a quirky indie detective(ish) flick

Technocentral

A Touch Of Evil with Orson Welles directing and starring is a must see!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qarsXV_d4cA

JP Liz V1

I'd avoid The Black Dahlia

Technocentral

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I'd avoid The Black Dahlia

Or Mullholland Falls, similarly bad neo-noirs.

paddyismaddy

Sinfonia wrote: »

Hi all!

Looking for films in the above genre(s), that sort of encapsulate them all.
Something like Chinatown, LA Confidential, Hollywoodland etc.

Any ideas?

two jakes is a sequel to chinatown

NotorietyH

Zodiac is easily one of my favourite crime/detective films of the last few years. Not exactly a noir though. More of a procedural.

Zero Effect is a quirky modern detective story, with Bill Pullman and Ben Stiller. Under-rated classic.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as mentioned above is great.

The Big Lebowski or a lot of the Coen Brothers' other films are noir or neo-noir. Like The Man Who Wasn't There.

Skerries

Would The Killer Inside Me qualify?

actually Gone Baby Gone with Casy Affleck as well would be a Neo-Noir film

That_Guy

I absolutely adore film noir.

These are some of my favourites and I'd highly recommend them:

The Maltese Falcon
Double Indemnity
Detour

On a more comedic level I'd recommend 'Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid' with Steve Martin.

Finneen

Blue gardenia - woman accidentally kills a guy or thinks she does.

OldeCinemaSoz

Sinfonia wrote: »

Something like Chinatown

Sadly, you'll never encounter a film like that again.

A one of a kind; a one of the '70s; a one that gets better
with every viewing.

I think you've seen THE best.

kumate_champ07

Vertigo,
tho I havent seen the 2nd half yet

Technocentral

Check this out from a great sight called they shoot pictures and the list of 250 noir films should keep you occupied for a year or two (lots of other film related stuff like the 1000 best films of all time etc)


http://www.theyshootpictures.com/noir.htm

kumate_champ07

watched Brick again. It is a bit OTT in some places, that kind of high school life doesnt exist in reality, it put me off untill I accepted it in the 2nd half.

its stylish, well shot, some nice dialogue, good acting, plot develops well(tho hard to keep track of the character names near the end and who did what,was with who etc)

worth a watch



returned to Zodiac, watched the last quarter. its not a spoiler to say the killer wasnt found, but thats not completely true. just like watching the Titanic you know the ending already, Zodiac is alot different tho. one thing that wasnt believable was the relationship between the comic writer and his wife.