The 10 Best Neo-Noir Movies in Film History

The classic film noir genre was born in the shadows of post-World War II disillusionment, defined by rain-slicked pavement, cynical detectives, and doomed antiheroes who try to navigate their way through a world stripped of moral clarity. By the end of the 1960s, classic film noir movies started to fade from the screen, but as Hollywood evolved, the genre was revitalized by a new generation of filmmakers creating what we know today as the neo-noir genre.