The neo-noir genre made its claim to fame with hit movies likeChinatown,Taxi Driver, andAbsence of Malice.
An aging hood is about to go back to prison.
As Michael becomes increasingly entangled in their lives, he uncovers secrets that threaten to destroy them all.
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The plot soon reaches a new height when it’s revealed that Richter is a former Nazi.
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When Louis Bloom, a con man 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.
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A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife’s boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.
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An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.
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The Lady From Shanghai is a film noir directed by Orson Welles, starring Welles, Rita Hayworth, and Everett Sloane. The story follows Michael O’Hara, a sailor who becomes embroiled in a complex web of deceit and murder after he agrees to work for a wealthy couple, Arthur and Elsa Bannister. As Michael becomes increasingly entangled in their lives, he uncovers secrets that threaten to destroy them all.
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