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Subgenre Sampler

 
U-TurnU-Turn (1997)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte
The Drifter, Sean Penn, swerves into a small desert town for a round of duelling tangos with Femme Jennifer Lopez and local Kingpin Nick Nolte, while…
UnforgettableUnforgettable (1997)
Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino
A modern noir with a conceit lifted straight out of a sci–fi B–movie, cop Ray Liotta's obsession to learn the truth about his wife's…
Winner, TheWinner, The (1997)
Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Vincent D'Onofrio, Rebecca De Mornay, Frank Whaley
Punk director Alex Cox about breaks even with this stageplay custom fitted for the screen. The action revolves around Las Vegas 'winner' Vincent…
BoundBound (1996) Recommended
Dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Feat. Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon
Modern film noir madeover in lesbian chic – Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon pout, titillate and conspire their way through the moral marshlands…
Devil in a Blue DressDevil in a Blue Dress (1996)
Dir. Carl Franklin
Feat. Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore
The director's follow–up to ONE FALSE MOVE is a black man's noir, some fifty years overdue! We're in 40s LA, where reluctant gumshoe Denzel…
Hard EightHard Eight (Sydney) (1996) Recommended
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow
Cucumber–cool first feature set in the thick of Reno's casino culture, boasts four superb character–based performances and extended…
This World, Then the FireworksThis World, Then the Fireworks (1996)
Dir. Michael Oblowitz
Feat. Billy Zane, Gina Gershon, Chet Baker
Billy Zane and Gina Gershon play bad seed twins seemingly bonded by irrational behaviour and an incestuous streak in 50s California. Stylised noir…
Underneath, TheUnderneath, The (1995) Recommended
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Peter Gallagher, Alison Elliott, William Fichtner
A worldweary return to his home–town finds Peter Gallagher tempted all–too–easily into a dangerous criminal enterprise. A…
Wild SideWild Side (1995) Recommended
Dir. Donald Cammell
Feat. Anne Heche, Christopher Walken, Joan Chen
Bank exec Anne Heche moonlights as a hooker to service a debt and initiates a twisted game of role–playing with miscreants Christopher Walken…
China MoonChina Moon (1994) Recommended
Dir. John Bailey
Feat. Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe
Contemporary film noir, replete with lust–struck fall–guy (Ed Harris), shadowy femme fatale (Madeleine Stowe), a murdered husband, and…

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