The closest thing to a film noir that I have watched is the 1995 crime thriller Seven which featured Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Spacey. It left a weird impression on me, to say the least.
I liked the plot twist and how Spacey's character was completely shrouded in mystery for most of the movie. However, I'm sort of conflicted between liking the movie and being repelled by it. But one thing I know is that it made me think about the concepts of justice, truth, and hypocrisy.
Although not exactly a film genre, film noir has been used to refer to movies with a distinctive dark style, accentuated by stark lighting effects, amoral protagonists, and existential themes. They generally include a femme fatale and very complicated plots.
Everybody knows about Pulp Fiction, and there are debates about whether it's a film noir, neo-noir, or just a crime film featuring certain noir elements. But there are other relatively obscure noir films which we should know and watch. Here are the top 11 noir films from The Collector.
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