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The Best Neo-Noir Movies

Noir after noir: the neo-noir canon — Chinatown to Fargo to Mulholland Drive — ranked by our composite score across 20+ lists.

Neo-noir is what happened when directors who grew up on 1940s film noir got the keys and color film: Polanski's Chinatown rebuilt the private-eye picture as a story about unpunishable evil, Taxi Driver poured noir fatalism into New Hollywood, and Blade Runner exported the style to the future. The Coen brothers have spent a career inside the form (Blood Simple to No Country for Old Men), and Lynch's Mulholland Drive dissolved it into dream — proof the shadow style outlived its studio era by half a century.

Taxi Driver (1976) leads with a composite score of 6.25. Top 100 of 122 films in our library.

Masters of the genre

  1. 1
    Taxi Driver1976 · Martin Scorsese · United States · film-noir, drama, crime
    6.25

    Palme d'Or winner 1976 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1976 #1 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #12

  2. 2
    Pulp Fiction1994 · Quentin Tarantino · United States · crime, drama, thriller
    5.76

    Palme d'Or winner 1994 · Empire 500 (2008) #9 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1994

  3. 3
    Raging Bull1980 · Martin Scorsese · United States · biography, drama, action
    5.71

    AFI 100 (2007) #4 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #22 · Siskel's annual top 10 1980 #1

  4. 4
    Mulholland Drive2001 · David Lynch · United States · mystery, thriller, crime
    4.61

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2001 #1 · Film Comment year-end poll 2001 #1 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #8

  5. 5
    Chinatown1974 · Roman Polanski · United States · film-noir, mystery, thriller
    4.33

    Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #72 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1974 · AFI 100 (2007) #21

  6. 6
    No Country for Old Men2007 · Ethan Coen, Joel Coen · United States · drama, thriller, western
    4.20

    Oscar Best Picture winner 2007 · Film Comment year-end poll 2007 #1 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2008 #1

  7. 7
    The French Connection1971 · William Friedkin · United States · crime, action, thriller
    3.44

    Oscar Best Picture winner 1971 · AFI 100 (2007) #93 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1972 #10

  8. 8
    The Departed2006 · Martin Scorsese · United States / Hong Kong, China · drama, thriller, crime
    3.41

    Oscar Best Picture winner 2006 · Film Comment year-end poll 2006 #1 · Sarris's annual top 10 2006 #1

  9. 9
    Blue Velvet1986 · David Lynch · United States · mystery, thriller, drama
    3.13

    Hoberman's annual top 10 1986 #1 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #72 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #85

  10. 10
    Fargo1996 · Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · United States / United Kingdom · crime, drama, film-noir
    3.02

    Ebert's annual top 10 1996 #1 · Siskel's annual top 10 1996 #1 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1996

  11. 11
    Barton Fink1991 · Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · United States / United Kingdom · film-noir, comedy, drama
    2.98

    Palme d'Or winner 1991 · Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1991 #3 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1992 #5

  12. 12
    L.A. Confidential1997 · Curtis Hanson · United States · crime, film-noir, mystery
    2.82

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1998 #1 · Sarris's annual top 10 1997 #1 · Oscar Best Picture nominee 1997

  13. 13
    Blade Runner1982 · Ridley Scott · United States / Hong Kong, China · thriller, film-noir, sci-fi
    2.51

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #54 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #62 · Empire 500 (2008) #20

  14. 14
    The Dark Knight2008 · Christopher Nolan · United States / United Kingdom · action, film-noir, thriller
    2.18

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2008 #3 · Empire 500 (2008) #15 · Letterboxd Top 250 #25

  15. 15
    Miller's Crossing1990 · Ethan Coen, Joel Coen · United States · film-noir, crime, drama
    2.13

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1991 #2 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1991 #3 · TIME All-TIME 100

  16. 16
    High and Low1963 · Akira Kurosawa · Japan · drama, film-noir, crime
    2.01

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1963 #2 · Letterboxd Top 250 #6 · Scorsese's 39 essential foreign films

  17. 17
    Mystic River2003 · Clint Eastwood · United States / Australia · mystery, thriller, crime
    1.95

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2004 #1 · Film Comment year-end poll 2003 #2 · Kehr's annual top 10 2003 #1

  18. 18
    Shoot the Piano Player1960 · François Truffaut · France · film-noir, drama, crime
    1.70

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1960 #4 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1963 #9 · Scorsese's 39 essential foreign films

  19. 19
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988 · Robert Zemeckis · United States · film-noir, fantasy, action
    1.67

    Kehr's annual top 10 1988 #2 · Siskel's annual top 10 1988 #2 · National Film Registry (inducted 2016)

  20. 20
    Wild at Heart1990 · David Lynch · United States · crime, drama, romance
    1.61

    Palme d'Or winner 1990 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  21. 21
    House of Games1987 · David Mamet · United States · film-noir, crime
    1.58

    Ebert's annual top 10 1987 #1 · Siskel's annual top 10 1987 #3 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

  22. 22
    Brazil1985 · Terry Gilliam · United Kingdom / Australia · film-noir, sci-fi, fantasy
    1.51

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1986 #8 · TIME All-TIME 100 · BFI Top 100 British films #54

  23. 23
    One False Move1992 · Carl Franklin · United States · film-noir, crime
    1.41

    Siskel's annual top 10 1992 #1 · Ebert's annual top 10 1992 #2 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

  24. 24
    Monsieur Hire1989 · Patrice Leconte · France · crime, film-noir, drama
    1.34

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1992 #4 · Ebert's annual top 10 1990 #2 · Sarris's annual top 10 1990 #2

  25. 25
    Mean Streets1973 · Martin Scorsese · United States · drama, crime, thriller
    1.33

    National Film Registry (inducted 1997) · Siskel's annual top 10 1974 #5 · Empire 500 (2008) #377

  26. 26
    Kill Bill: Volume 12003 · Quentin Tarantino · United States · action, thriller, crime
    1.29

    Film Comment year-end poll 2003 #4 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2003 #10 · Kehr's annual top 10 2003 #4

  27. 27
    Children of Men2006 · Alfonso Cuarón · United Kingdom / United States / Japan · thriller, sci-fi, drama
    1.28

    Rolling Stone 100 Best of the 21st Century #27 · Ebert's annual top 10 2006 #3 · Film Comment year-end poll 2006 #19

  28. 28
    Inland Empire2006 · David Lynch · France / United States / Poland · horror, mystery, thriller
    1.23

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2007 #2 · Film Comment year-end poll 2006 #10 · Criterion Collection spine #1175

  29. 29
    Body Heat1981 · Lawrence Kasdan · United States · film-noir, mystery, thriller
    1.20

    Sarris's annual top 10 1981 #2 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #1308

  30. 30
    The Conformist1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci · Italy / France / Germany · film-noir, drama
    1.17

    Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #93 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #118 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

  31. 31
    Blood Simple1984 · Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · United States · crime, film-noir, drama
    1.17

    Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner 1985 · Criterion Collection spine #834 · Ebert's annual top 10 1985 #10

  32. 32
    Spring Breakers2013 · Harmony Korine · United States · comedy, drama, crime
    1.17

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2013 #2 · Rolling Stone 100 Best of the 21st Century #41 · Film Comment year-end poll 2013 #14

  33. 33
    Reservoir Dogs1992 · Quentin Tarantino · United States · crime, thriller, drama
    1.11

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1993 #6 · Kehr's annual top 10 1992 #3 · Empire 500 (2008) #97

  34. 34
    Memento2000 · Christopher Nolan · United States · film-noir, mystery, crime
    1.08

    Film Comment year-end poll 2001 #11 · Rolling Stone 100 Best of the 21st Century #54 · National Film Registry (inducted 2017)

  35. 35
    The Long Goodbye1973 · Robert Altman · United States · crime, film-noir, mystery
    1.07

    National Film Registry (inducted 2021) · Empire 500 (2008) #357 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

  36. 36
    Night Moves1975 · Arthur Penn · United States · film-noir, mystery, thriller
    1.07

    Ebert's annual top 10 1975 #2 · Sarris's annual top 10 1975 #6 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

  37. 37
    Heat1995 · Michael Mann · United States · thriller, drama, crime
    1.01

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #169 · Empire 500 (2008) #38 · Letterboxd Top 250 #151

  38. 38
    Black Coal, Thin Ice2014 · Diao Yinan · China / Hong Kong, China · thriller, film-noir
    1.00

    Berlin Golden Bear winner 2014

  39. 39
    Point Blank1967 · John Boorman · United States · crime, film-noir, drama
    0.99

    National Film Registry (inducted 2016) · Sarris's annual top 10 1967 #4 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

  40. 40
    Jackie Brown1997 · Quentin Tarantino · United States · crime, drama, thriller
    0.93

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1998 #10 · Ebert's annual top 10 1997 #5 · Empire 500 (2008) #215

  41. 41
    Sin City2005 · Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino · United States · crime, film-noir, drama
    0.90

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2005 #8 · Sarris's annual top 10 2005 #4 · Film Comment year-end poll 2005 #41

  42. 42
    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me1992 · David Lynch · United States / France · horror, mystery, drama
    0.88

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #211 · Letterboxd Top 250 #123 · Criterion Collection spine #898

  43. 43
    The Usual Suspects1995 · Bryan Singer · United States · crime, film-noir, mystery
    0.86

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1996 #7 · Empire 500 (2008) #61 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

  44. 44
    A Simple Plan1998 · Sam Raimi · France / United States / United Kingdom · crime, drama, film-noir
    0.83

    Sarris's annual top 10 1998 #1 · Ebert's annual top 10 1998 #4 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  45. 45
    Le Samouraï1967 · Jean-Pierre Melville · France / Italy · film-noir, crime, drama
    0.82

    Hoberman's annual top 10 1997 #4 · Empire 500 (2008) #183 · Criterion Collection spine #306

  46. 46
    The American Friend1977 · Wim Wenders · Germany / France · film-noir, drama, crime
    0.81

    Kehr's annual top 10 1978 #3 · Scorsese's 39 essential foreign films · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

  47. 47
    Lost Highway1997 · David Lynch · United States / France · film-noir, mystery, thriller
    0.77

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1997 #3 · Criterion Collection spine #1152 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  48. 48
    The Late Show1977 · Robert Benton · United States · film-noir, comedy, thriller
    0.76

    Siskel's annual top 10 1977 #2 · Ebert's annual top 10 1977 #3 · Sarris's annual top 10 1977 #5

  49. 49
    Frenzy1972 · Alfred Hitchcock · United Kingdom · thriller, crime, horror
    0.75

    Sarris's annual top 10 1972 #2 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Siskel's annual top 10 1972 #8

  50. 50
    The Man Who Wasn't There2001 · Joel Coen · United Kingdom / United States · film-noir, drama, crime
    0.75

    Film Comment year-end poll 2001 #14 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Sarris's annual top 10 2001 #7

  51. 51
    Magical Girl2014 · Carlos Vermut · Spain / France · film-noir, drama
    0.75

    San Sebastián Golden Shell winner 2014

  52. 52
    Drive2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn · United States · film-noir, crime, drama
    0.70

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2012 #8 · Film Comment year-end poll 2011 #22 · Ebert's annual top 10 2011 #7

  53. 53
    The Last Seduction1994 · John Dahl · United States · film-noir, thriller, crime
    0.65

    Ebert's annual top 10 1994 #5 · Empire 500 (2008) #323 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

  54. 54
    Dark City1998 · Alex Proyas · Australia / United States · film-noir, sci-fi, thriller
    0.63

    Ebert's annual top 10 1998 #1 · Roger Ebert's Great Movies

  55. 55
    Nightmare Alley2021 · Guillermo del Toro · United States / Mexico · thriller, drama, horror
    0.61

    Oscar Best Picture nominee 2021 · Criterion Collection spine #1286

  56. 56
    Croupier1998 · Mike Hodges · United Kingdom / United States · film-noir, drama, crime
    0.61

    Film Comment year-end poll 2000 #15 · Sarris's annual top 10 2000 #5 · Kehr's annual top 10 2000 #7

  57. 57
    Dressed to Kill1980 · Brian De Palma · United States · film-noir, horror, thriller
    0.58

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #770 · Hoberman's annual top 10 1980 #10

  58. 58
    Purple Rain1984 · Albert Magnoli · United States · musical, film-noir, drama
    0.56

    National Film Registry (inducted 2019) · Siskel's annual top 10 1984 #5 · Ebert's annual top 10 1984 #10

  59. 59
    Shaft1971 · Gordon Parks · United States · crime, action, film-noir
    0.55

    National Film Registry (inducted 2000) · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #1130

  60. 60
    The Grifters1990 · Stephen Frears · United States · crime, film-noir, drama
    0.54

    Ebert's annual top 10 1990 #4 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #1246

  61. 61
    The Unfaithful Wife1969 · Claude Chabrol · France / Italy · film-noir, drama, crime
    0.53

    Sarris's annual top 10 1969 #3 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

  62. 62
    The Terminator1984 · James Cameron · United States / United Kingdom · action, sci-fi, thriller
    0.52

    National Film Registry (inducted 2008) · Empire 500 (2008) #308 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  63. 63
    Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil1997 · Clint Eastwood · United States · film-noir, drama, crime
    0.50

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1998 #3

  64. 64
    Blow Out1981 · Brian De Palma · United States · crime, mystery, thriller
    0.48

    Empire 500 (2008) #139 · Criterion Collection spine #562 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  65. 65
    Brick2005 · Rian Johnson · United States · film-noir, crime, drama
    0.48

    Film Comment year-end poll 2006 #33 · Empire 500 (2008) #489 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  66. 66
    The Big Easy1986 · Jim McBride · United States · crime, film-noir, action
    0.46

    Ebert's annual top 10 1987 #2 · Siskel's annual top 10 1987 #10

  67. 67
    Bound1996 · Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski · United States · thriller, crime, film-noir
    0.45

    Ebert's annual top 10 1996 #6 · Criterion Collection spine #1220 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  68. 68
    After Dark, My Sweet1990 · James Foley · United States · film-noir, drama
    0.45

    Siskel's annual top 10 1990 #2 · Roger Ebert's Great Movies

  69. 69
    Klute1971 · Alan J. Pakula · United States · film-noir, thriller, crime
    0.44

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #987 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  70. 70
    Thief1981 · Michael Mann · United States · crime, film-noir
    0.44

    Ebert's annual top 10 1981 #7 · Criterion Collection spine #691 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  71. 71
    Scarface1983 · Brian De Palma · United States · crime, drama, thriller
    0.43

    Empire 500 (2008) #284 · Roger Ebert's Great Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  72. 72
    Batman Begins2005 · Christopher Nolan · United States / United Kingdom · action, film-noir, crime
    0.43

    Empire 500 (2008) #81 · Film Comment year-end poll 2005 #37

  73. 73
    Sisters1972 · Brian De Palma · United States · horror, thriller, film-noir
    0.42

    Criterion Collection spine #89 · Siskel's annual top 10 1973 #9 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  74. 74
    Deep Cover1992 · Bill Duke · United States · film-noir, mystery, thriller
    0.38

    Criterion Collection spine #1086 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

  75. 75
    Collateral2004 · Michael Mann · United States · film-noir, thriller, crime
    0.38

    Film Comment year-end poll 2004 #18 · Sarris's annual top 10 2004 #10

  76. 76
    Trouble in Mind1985 · Alan Rudolph · United States · film-noir, crime, drama
    0.34

    Kehr's annual top 10 1986 #6 · Ebert's annual top 10 1986 #7

  77. 77
    Le Cercle rouge1970 · Jean-Pierre Melville · France / Italy · crime, film-noir, drama
    0.34

    Empire 500 (2008) #298 · Criterion Collection spine #218

  78. 78
    Suzhou River2000 · Lou Ye · China / Germany / France · film-noir, romance
    0.34

    Sarris's annual top 10 2000 #6 · Hoberman's annual top 10 2000 #8

  79. 79
    Sleuth1972 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz · United Kingdom / United States · film-noir, mystery, drama
    0.33

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1973 #7

  80. 80
    Le Doulos1962 · Jean-Pierre Melville · France / Italy · crime, film-noir, mystery
    0.33

    Empire 500 (2008) #472 · Criterion Collection spine #447

  81. 81
    Red Rock West1992 · John Dahl · United States · film-noir, crime, drama
    0.33

    Sarris's annual top 10 1994 #6 · Siskel's annual top 10 1994 #9

  82. 82
    Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In2024 · Soi Cheang · Hong Kong, China · action, thriller, crime
    0.32

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2025 #8

  83. 83
    Nightcrawler2014 · Dan Gilroy · United States · film-noir, thriller, drama
    0.31

    Film Comment year-end poll 2014 #31 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  84. 84
    The Friends of Eddie Coyle1973 · Peter Yates · United States · film-noir, action
    0.31

    Criterion Collection spine #475 · Ebert's annual top 10 1973 #10

  85. 85
    Insomnia1997 · Erik Skjoldbjærg · Norway · crime, film-noir
    0.31

    Criterion Collection spine #47 · Sarris's annual top 10 1998 #null

  86. 86
    The Driver1978 · Walter Hill · United States · crime, action, film-noir
    0.29

    Kehr's annual top 10 1978 #6 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  87. 87
    In the Mouth of Madness1994 · John Carpenter · United States · film-noir, horror, thriller
    0.29

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 1995 #10

  88. 88
    Bad Education2004 · Pedro Almodóvar · Spain · film-noir, drama, mystery
    0.28

    Film Comment year-end poll 2004 #11

  89. 89
    Play Misty for Me1971 · Clint Eastwood · United States · thriller, crime, mystery
    0.28

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  90. 90
    Fat City1972 · John Huston · United States · film-noir, drama
    0.28

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

  91. 91
    The Sugarland Express1974 · Steven Spielberg · United States · crime, film-noir, drama
    0.28

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  92. 92
    The Naked Kiss1964 · Samuel Fuller · United States · crime, film-noir, drama
    0.27

    Criterion Collection spine #18 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  93. 93
    Man Bites Dog1992 · Rémy Belvaux, Benoît Poelvoorde, André Bonzel · Belgium · film-noir, comedy, drama
    0.27

    Criterion Collection spine #165 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  94. 94
    The Fury1978 · Brian De Palma · United States · horror, sci-fi, film-noir
    0.27

    Hoberman's annual top 10 1978 #8 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  95. 95
    The Limey1999 · Steven Soderbergh · United States · crime, film-noir, drama
    0.27

    Kehr's annual top 10 1999 #8 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  96. 96
    Cape Fear1991 · Martin Scorsese · United States · horror, crime, thriller
    0.26

    Sarris's annual top 10 1991 #10 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

  97. 97
    You Were Never Really Here2018 · Lynne Ramsay · United Kingdom / France / United States · drama, thriller, film-noir
    0.24

    Film Comment year-end poll 2018 #16

  98. 98
    Shutter Island2010 · Martin Scorsese · United States · thriller, drama, crime
    0.24

    Film Comment year-end poll 2010 #17

  99. 99
    Farewell, My Lovely1975 · Dick Richards · United States / United Kingdom · crime, film-noir, thriller
    0.22

    Ebert's annual top 10 1975 #4

  100. 100
    Tightrope1984 · Richard Tuggle · United States · crime, thriller, action
    0.18

    Hoberman's annual top 10 1984 #6

The list above is ordered by composite score, so its shape is an argument in itself: which revivals of noir have actually accumulated canonical weight, and which merely carry the tag. Read the top as the settled canon and the tail as the style's honest reach across languages and decades.

The revival, in color

Neo-noir is what the shadow style became once its studio era ended. The classic American cycle ran from the early 1940s to the late 1950s; critics did not name the sequel until the 1970s, when the New Hollywood generation reopened noir with two things the old films never had — color stock and a torn-up Production Code. The fatalism survived intact; the constraints fell away. What returned could show the violence and sex the earlier cycle only implied, and it learned to fracture its own timeline rather than march through it. Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974) and Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976) are the usual openers; Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982) proved the doomed-city grammar worked in the future tense.

What the score surfaces

The gap between reputation and score is the interesting part. Taxi Driver tops this page at #7 overall (score 6.25), with Pulp Fiction (1994) a step behind at #11 (5.76) — both rated well above the films the purists would call definitive. Chinatown, the film most viewers would name first, sits lower at #37 (4.33), and Blade Runner lower still at #236 (2.51): centrality to the story is not the same as accumulated weight, and our composite refuses to conflate them. The Coen brothers hold more of the list than anyone, from the debut Blood Simple (1984) at #907 up to No Country for Old Men (2007) at #50.

The tag's reach

Membership here comes from Wikidata's neo-noir subgenre tag, re-ranked by our score — which is why the sibling film noir page deliberately excludes this bucket, keeping the 1940s cycle and its color-era heirs on separate boards. The tag reaches wider than the American revival it is named for: it pulls in Akira Kurosawa's High and Low (1963) at #381 and François Truffaut's Shoot the Piano Player (1960) at #493 — both predating the term — and stretches forward to Diao Yinan's Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014) at #1203, a Chinese entry proving the style went fully global. The score, not the sort order, is what we vouch for.