Movies and TV series about neo-noir

The 60 best titles about neo-noir, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
iRank92
2011 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionCrime
A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vo
Pulp Fiction
iRank90
1994 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieComedyCrimeThriller
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that i
The Dark Knight
iRank90
2008 · Christopher Nolan
MovieActionCrimeThriller
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the stree
Vertigo
iRank89
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock
MovieMysteryRomanceThriller
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
The Silence of the Lambs
iRank88
1991 · Jonathan Demme
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life
L.A. Confidential
iRank88
1997 · Curtis Hanson
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Chinatown
iRank88
1974 · Roman Polanski
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes
Better Call Saul
iRank87
2015 · Diane Mercer
SeriesCrimeDrama
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately,
No Country for Old Men
iRank87
2007 · Joel Coen
MovieCrimeThrillerWestern
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail.
Taxi Driver
iRank86
1976 · Martin Scorsese
MovieCrimeDrama
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the f
Cowboy Bebop
iRank85
1998
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a ris
The Man from Nowhere
iRank85
2010 · Lee Jeong-beom
MovieActionCrimeThriller
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
Le Trou
iRank84
1960 · Jacques Becker
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Ove
Knives Out
iRank84
2019 · Rian Johnson
MovieComedyCrimeMystery
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From
Blade Runner
iRank84
1982 · Ridley Scott
MovieDramaScience FictionThriller
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way t
The Usual Suspects
iRank83
1995 · Bryan Singer
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners int
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
iRank83
1988 · Robert Zemeckis
MovieAnimationComedyCrime
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acm
True Detective
iRank83
2014 · Issa López
SeriesDramaMystery
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Fargo
iRank83
2014 · Vincent Landay
SeriesCrimeDrama
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Grimm
iRank83
2011 · David Greenwalt
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds
Uncut Gems
iRank82
2019 · Benny Safdie
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high
Nightcrawler
iRank82
2014 · Dan Gilroy
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is
Dexter
iRank82
2006 · Jace Richdale
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
Drive
iRank82
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young
Dirty Harry
iRank82
1971 · Don Siegel
MovieActionCrimeThriller
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
Oldboy
iRank82
2003 · Park Chan-wook
MovieActionDramaMystery
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
Mulholland Drive
iRank82
2001 · David Lynch
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmm
Heat
iRank81
1995 · Michael Mann
MovieActionCrimeDrama
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and r
Sicario
iRank81
2015 · Denis Villeneuve
MovieActionCrimeThriller
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
John Wick: Chapter 4
iRank81
2023 · Chad Stahelski
MovieActionCrimeThriller
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances ac
Memories of Murder
iRank81
2003 · Bong Joon Ho
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race
Se7en
iRank81
1995 · David Fincher
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one
Looper
iRank80
2012 · Rian Johnson
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired g
Blue Velvet
iRank80
1986 · David Lynch
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped
Body Heat
iRank80
1981 · Lawrence Kasdan
MovieCrimeThriller
During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
Prisoners
iRank79
2013 · Denis Villeneuve
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a
Bosch
iRank79
2015 · Titus Welliver
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
Harry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case involving the remains of a missing boy forces Bosch to confront his past. As daring
Cure
iRank79
1997 · Kiyoshi Kurosawa
MovieCrimeHorrorMystery
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
Angel
iRank79
1999 · Fran Rubel Kuzui
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The Batman
iRank79
2022 · Matt Reeves
MovieCrimeMysteryThriller
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
True Romance
iRank78
1993 · Tony Scott
MovieActionCrimeRomance
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Insomnia
iRank78
2002 · Christopher Nolan
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Léon: The Professional
iRank78
1994 · Luc Besson
MovieActionCrimeDrama
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year
John Wick: Chapter 2
iRank78
2017 · Chad Stahelski
MovieActionCrimeThriller
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle
The Big Lebowski
iRank78
1998 · Joel Coen
MovieComedyCrime
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged
Veronica Mars
iRank78
2004 · Diane Ruggiero-Wright
SeriesComedyDramaMystery
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
The Killing
iRank78
2011 · Veena Sud
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homic
The Crow
iRank78
1994 · Alex Proyas
MovieActionFantasyThriller
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact re
Carlito's Way
iRank78
1993 · Brian De Palma
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
In Bruges
iRank77
2008 · Martin McDonagh
MovieComedyCrimeDrama
Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ke
The Nice Guys
iRank77
2016 · Shane Black
MovieActionComedyCrime
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
The Night Manager
iRank77
2016 · Clare Cornwell
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infil
Sin City
iRank77
2005 · Robert Rodriguez
MovieCrimeThriller
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilan
Widows
iRank77
2018 · Steve McQueen
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Ho
Carnival Row
iRank77
2019 · Orlando Bloom
SeriesCrimeDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In a mystical and dark city filled with humans, fairies and other creatures, a police detective investigates a series of gruesome murders leveled against the fairy population. During his investigation
Collateral
iRank77
2004 · Michael Mann
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Altered Carbon
iRank76
2018 · Rose Lam
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.
Thief
iRank76
1981 · Michael Mann
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a ho
Jackie Brown
iRank76
1997 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — wit
Love Lies Bleeding
iRank76
2024 · Rose Glass
MovieCrimeRomanceThriller
Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of L