Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Film Noir: 207 Films to Rent on DVD
- Final Analysis (1991)
- Dir. Phil Joanou
Feat. Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman
- Modern attempt at an old–fashioned mystery is more ambitious than it is convincing. Fans of Richard Gere and Kim Basinger may think otherwise.
- Poison (1991)
- Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Edith Meeks, Millie White, Buck Smith…
- Personal, arty dissertation about AIDS, alienation and childhood rebellion cross–cutting three disparate stories – a mock–tabloid…
- Grifters, The (1990)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening
- Small time con–artists Anjelica Huston, John Cusack and Annette Bening cross paths but come to discover little honour among thieves. A quirky,…
- Hot Spot, The (1990)
- Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly…
- Don Johnson drifts into nowheresville, where things are more than a little strange and everybody chainsmokes. Steamy modern noir with a sultry blues…
- Love at Large (1990)
- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer…
- Beautifully shot and styled like a '40s detective thriller, this sexy, romantic comedy sees Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins and Anne Archer embroiled…
- One False Move (1990)
- Dir. Carl Franklin
Feat. Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Billy Bob Thornton
- Naive county sheriff Bill Paxton gets a chance at the big–time when two vicious criminals sweep through his sleepy town. Things lighten up…
- Two Jakes, The (1990)
- Dir. Jack Nicholson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel
- Long–awaited sequel to CHINATOWN, with Jack Nicholson reprising his role as the laconic P.I. whose petty burrowing upturns homicide and…
- Kill Me Again (1989)
- Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Joanne Whalley, Michael Madsen, Val Kilmer
- Joanne Whalley–Kilmer asks naive P.I. Val Kilmer to fake her death to throw short–fused Michael Madsen off her trail. Plot nicely twists…
- Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
- Dir. Norman Mailer
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini
- This curious black comedy–come–film noir enigma will provide fascinating viewing for some. Based on the director's novel, it marked a…
- 52 Pick Up (1986)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret
- A sleak and mean adaptation of Elmore Leonard's crime novel, with Roy Scheider blackmailed over a brief sexual liason by a trio of murderous,…