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1	Memento (2001) more movies like this directed by Christopher Nolan featuring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Stephen Tobolowsky A man is determined to find justice after the loss of a loved one, even though he is incapable of fully remembering the crime, in this offbeat thriller. Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a man who is struggling to put his life back together after the brutal rape and murder of his wife. But Leonard's problems are different from those of most people in his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.33!
2	The Usual Suspects (1995) more movies like this directed by Bryan Singer featuring Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, Kevin Spacey Near the end of The Usual Suspects, Kevin Spacey, in his Oscar-winning performance as crippled con man Roger "Verbal" Kint, says, "The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." This may be the key line in this story; the farther along the movie goes, the more one realizes that not everything is quite what it ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.99!
3	Lucky Number Slevin (2006) more movies like this directed by Paul McGuigan featuring Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, Bruce Willis An innocent man visiting a friend in New York City becomes embroiled in a dangerous series of events after being mistaken for the very man he has come to the city to see in director Paul McGuigan's labyrinthine murder mystery. Upon arriving at the empty apartment of his old friend Nick, the unassuming Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is troubled to hear the ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $5.99!
4	L.A. Confidential (1997) more movies like this directed by Curtis Hanson featuring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, David Strathairn, Danny DeVito Based on the best-selling novel by James Ellroy, this award-winning crime drama explores both the dark side of the Los Angeles police force and Southern California's criminal underbelly in the early '50s, when Hollywood was still seen as America's capital of sophistication, glitter, and glamour. Dudley Smith (James Cromwell) is the head of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.32!
5	Chinatown (1974) more movies like this directed by Roman Polanski featuring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman "You may think you know what you're dealing with, but believe me, you don't," warns water baron Noah Cross (John Huston), when smooth cop-turned-private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) starts nosing around Cross's water diversion scheme. That proves to be the ominous lesson of Chinatown, Roman Polanski's critically lauded 1974 revision of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.27!
6	Body Heat (1981) more movies like this directed by Lawrence Kasdan featuring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Ted Danson, J.A. Preston, Mickey Rourke Lawrence Kasdan's first directorial effort is a throwback to the early days of film noir. The scene is a beastly hot Florida coastal town, where naive attorney Ned (William Hurt) is entranced by the alluring Matty (Kathleen Turner in her film debut). Ned is manipulated into killing Matty's much older husband (Richard Crenna), the plan being that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.48!
7	Thief (1981) more movies like this directed by Michael Mann featuring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky In Thief, James Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who wants to marry Jessie (Tuesday Weld) and settle down into a normal life. In order to achieve his dream of a family, Frank--who is used to working solo--has to align himself with a crime boss named Leo (Robert Prosky), who will help him gain the money he needs to begin his domestic ... see all copies from $2.07! new only from $9.62!
8	Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) more movies like this directed by Carl Franklin featuring Lisa Nicole Carson, Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin Denzel Washington stars in this adaptation of the novel by African-American crime author Walter Mosley, the first of his stories to reach the screen. Ezekiel Rawlins (Washington), known to his friends as "Easy," has just lost his job at an aircraft plant in post-WW II Los Angeles, a time when good-paying jobs for black men are hard to come by. He ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00!
9	Manhunter (1986) more movies like this directed by Michael Mann featuring William L. Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina Red Dragon, the Thomas Harris novel that introduced serial killer Hannibal Lecter to the world, was adapted for the screen by Michael Mann as Manhunter. Ace criminal profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) is very good at his job because he has the ability to make himself think like the killers he tracks. Will has been in retirement since catching ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99!
10	Heist (2001) more movies like this directed by David Mamet featuring Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay Esteemed writer/director David Mamet fashioned this homage to the elegant, character-driven "tough guy" genre pictures of Warner Bros. in the 1930s and '40s, even using vintage scores in the soundtrack. Gene Hackman stars as Joe Moore, an accomplished thief whose career is jeopardized after he's caught on security cameras during a job. Broke, Joe ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00!
11 view cover	Bound (1996) more movies like this directed by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski featuring Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, Barry Kivel, Christopher Meloni Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly nearly set the screen on fire in this clever, female-powered twist on the standard Mob caper film. Gershon is Corky, an ex-con renovating the apartment next door to where Tilly's Violet lives. Violet is the moll of psychotic gangster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), who uses the apartment as an occasional location for ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.82!
12 view cover	Rounders (1998) more movies like this directed by John Dahl featuring Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, Gretchen Mol, Famke Janssen John Dahl directed this exploration of New York private clubs devoted to high-stakes poker, with first-person narration from the film's central figure, law student Mike McDermott (Matt Damon), who loses his entire savings to Russian club owner Teddy KGB (John Malkovich). Mike then turns away from cards, devoting his attentions to his law studies ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50!
13 view cover	Sin City (2005) more movies like this directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez featuring Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Powers Boothe, Rosario Dawson The Eisner Award-winning comic series Sin City comes to life in this live-action feature adaptation from director Robert Rodriguez and creator Frank Miller. Interweaving multiple storylines from the series' history, this violent crime noir paints the picture of the ultimate town without pity through the eyes of its roughest characters. There's the ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $9.95!
14 view cover	House of Games (1987) more movies like this directed by David Mamet featuring Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala, J.T. Walsh In his directorial debut, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet creates a stylish cinematic puzzle of games within games, as con men are joined by a psychologist in creating the perfect caper. Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), the writer of psychological self-help books, meets Mike (Joe Mantegna) as she attempts to help a patient who ... see all copies from $11.05! new only from $11.05!
15 view cover	Insomnia (2002) more movies like this directed by Christopher Nolan featuring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan Director Christopher Nolan follows up his breakthrough sophomore film Memento with this remake of a stylish Norwegian thriller. Al Pacino stars as Detective Will Dormer, a Los Angeles Police Department legend who temporarily escapes an internal affairs investigation that may ruin his career by traveling to Nightmute, AK, the remote site of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
16 view cover	U-Turn (1997) more movies like this directed by Oliver Stone featuring Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Powers Boothe, Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Voight Oliver Stone directed this John Ridley screenplay adapted from Ridley's novel Stray Dogs. A drifter (Sean Penn) eludes Las Vegas collection agents and arrives in a small town where he decides to linger after his car has a breakdown. Here he gets involved with the locals, including an unhappily married couple -- a businessman (Nick Nolte) and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99!
17 view cover	The Spanish Prisoner (1997) more movies like this directed by David Mamet featuring Sandy Martin, Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon, Steve Martin, Ricky Jay, Ben Gazzara Writer-director David Mamet crafted this unusual, Hitchcockian thriller in which no one is who they appear to be. Campbell Scott is Joe Ross, who has just created a "process" that stands to make his company and his boss, Klein (Ben Gazzara), millions of dollars. At a clandestine meeting in the Caribbean, Ross discusses the details of the process ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.27!
18 view cover	Color of Night (1994) more movies like this directed by Richard Rush featuring Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, Scott Bakula When New York psychiatrist Bill Capa (Bruce Willis, in an uncharacteristically un-smirking performance) visits Los Angeles to take over his murdered colleague's therapy group, he finds himself embroiled in the thick of a mystery when he bumps into (literally) Rosa (Jane March) and begins a torrid affair. Double-identities, death threats and love ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.51!
19 view cover	Shoot the Piano Player (1960) more movies like this directed by François Truffaut featuring Charles Aznavour, Nicole Berger, Marie Dubois, Michele Mercier, Albert Remy Francois Truffaut's loving homage to Hollywood gangster films is less a plot-filled film noir than a free-associative meditation on the genre. Charles Aznavour stars as a one-time concert pianist who gained fame as Edouard Saroyan but has since changed his name to Charlie Kohler and plays honky-tonk in an out-of-the-way saloon. His self-imposed ... see all copies from $2.68! new only from $14.99!
20 view cover	The Grifters (1990) more movies like this directed by Stephen Frears featuring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Pat Hingle, J.T. Walsh Director Stephen Frears' tense adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel The Grifters was one of a number of revival film noirs in the first half of the '90s. Updating the setting to contemporary Los Angeles, the film follows a trio of con artists who are intent on out-foxing each other. Roy Dillon (John Cusack) is a simple, two-bit con, whose life is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.51!
21 view cover	State of Grace (1990) more movies like this directed by Phil Joanou featuring Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright Penn, John Turturro This directorial effort from Phil Joanou stars Sean Penn as an Irish-American undercover cop working the Hell's Kitchen beat. Penn is ostensibly on a sentimental journey to his old neighborhood. Actually he's been assigned to infiltrate a criminal gang led by Ed Harris, the brother of Sean's best friend Gary Oldman. Penn suffers the requisite ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99!
22 view cover	The Black Dahlia (2006) more movies like this directed by Brian De Palma featuring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner Director Brian De Palma returns to the helm for the first time since 2002's Femme Fatale with this stylish screen adaptation of James Ellroy's novel detailing one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Hollywood history. Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) was a struggling actress looking to make a name for herself in 1940s-era Tinseltown. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99!
23 view cover	The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) more movies like this directed by Bob Rafelson featuring Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, John Ryan Bob Rafelson's remake of 1946's The Postman Always Rings Twice, with a screenplay by the award-winning playwright David Mamet, stars Jack Nicholson as Frank Chambers, a depression-era drifter who ends up at a diner run by Nick Papadakis (John Colicos), who offers Frank a job. Frank takes him up on the offer, but quickly begins a torrid affair with ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.22!
24 view cover	The Long Goodbye (1973) more movies like this directed by Robert Altman featuring Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Henry Gibson, Mark Rydell "It's OK with me...." Applying his deconstructive eye to the "film noir" tradition, Robert Altman updated Raymond Chandler in his 1973 version of Chandler's novel, The Long Goodbye. Smart-aleck, cat-loving private eye Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is certain that his friend Terry Lennox (Jim Bouton) isn't a wife-killer, even after the cops throw ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $6.99!
25 view cover	Brick (2006) more movies like this directed by Rian Johnson featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas, Noah Fleiss, Noah Segan A tough-talking teen attempts to uncover his ex-girlfriend's killer in director Rian Johnson's hard-boiled high-school noir, told in the style of a Dashiell Hammett mystery. An outsider by nature, Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is forced to penetrate the elaborate ranks of the high-school social scene and its more insidious underbelly when the ... see all copies from $11.03! new only from $11.03!

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