List of neo-noir films


The following is a list of films belonging to the neo-noir genre. Following a common convention of associating the 1940s and 1950s with film noir, the list takes 1960 to date the beginning of the genre.

List of films: 1960–1969

FilmDirectorYearCountry
Philip Leacock1962United States
Hubert Cornfield1960United States
Afraid to DieYasuzo Masumura1960Japan
All Night LongBasil Dearden1962United Kingdom
AlphavilleJean-Luc Godard1965France
Any Number Can WinHenri Verneuil1963France
Army of ShadowsJean-Pierre Melville1969France
Elio Petri1961Italy
Assignment KVal Guest1968United Kingdom
Michelangelo Antonioni1960Italy
Akira Kurosawa1960Japan
Bande à partJean-Luc Godard1964France
Bandits in MilanCarlo Lizzani1968Italy
Beat GirlEdmond T. Gréville1960United Kingdom
The Birthday PartyWilliam Friedkin1968United Kingdom
Blast of SilenceAllen Baron1961United States
Blood and Black LaceMario Bava1964Italy
BlowupMichelangelo Antonioni1966United Kingdom, Italy, United States
Bonnie and ClydeArthur Penn1967United States
BrainstormWilliam Conrad1965United States
Branded to KillSeijun Suzuki1967Japan
BreathlessJean-Luc Godard1960France
François Truffaut1968France
BullittPeter Yates1968United States
Bunny Lake Is MissingOtto Preminger1965United Kingdom, United States
Cape FearJ. Lee Thompson1962United States
Carnival of SoulsHerk Harvey1962United States
Cash on DemandQuentin Lawrence1961United Kingdom
Castle of BloodAntonio Margheriti and Sergio Corbucci1964Italy
Gilles Grangier1961France
Carlos Saura1966Spain
The CeremonyLaurence Harvey1963United States
The ChallengeJohn Gilling1960United Kingdom
Claude Chabrol1967France
Arthur Penn1966United States
Henri Verneuil1969France
Alain Cavalier1962France
Classe Tous RisquesClaude Sautet1960France
Takashi Nomura1967Japan
Bernardo Bertolucci1962Italy
Joseph Losey1960United Kingdom
CrossplotAlvin Rakoff1969United Kingdom
Cruel Gun StoryTakumi Furukawa1964Japan
Cul-de-sacRoman Polanski1966United Kingdom
DahliaSusana C. De Guzman1960Philippines
Joseph Losey1963United Kingdom
Anthony Mann1968United Kingdom
Damiano Damiani1968Italy
DeadfallBryan Forbes1968United Kingdom
Sidney Lumet1967United Kingdom
Carlos Saura1960Spain
Gordon Douglas1968United States
Jean-Pierre Melville1966France
Diabolically YoursJulien Duvivier1967France, Italy, Germany
Do You Know This Voice?Dan Duryea and Isa Miranda1964United Kingdom
Jean-Pierre Melville1962France
EvaJoseph Losey1962France
Experiment in TerrorBlake Edwards1962United States
Eyes Without a FaceGeorges Franju1960France
FantômasAndré Hunebelle1964France
The File of the Golden GooseSam Wanamaker1969United Kingdom
Five Minutes to LiveBill Karn1961United States
The Frightened CityJohn Lemont1961United Kingdom
A Fugitive from the PastTomu Uchida1965Japan
Jindřich Polák1967Czechoslovakia
Roy Rowland1963United Kingdom
Georges Lautner1964France
GunnBlake Edwards1967United States
HammerheadDavid Miller1968United Kingdom
Hands over the CityFrancesco Rosi1963Italy
Hard ContractS. Lee Pogostin1969United States
HarperJack Smight1966United States
Robert Wise1963United Kingdom
Hell Is a CityVal Guest1960United Kingdom
High and LowAkira Kurosawa1963Japan
The High CommissionerRalph Thomas1968United Kingdom, United States
Jacques Becker1960France
Hoodlum PriestIrvin Kershner1961United States
Russell Doughten1967United States
The HousemaidKim Ki-young1960South Korea
Robert Rossen1961United States
In Cold BloodRichard Brooks1967United States
In the Heat of the NightNorman Jewison1967United States
Larry Peerce1967United States
IntimidationKoreyoshi Kurahara1960Japan
The Ipcress FileSidney J. Furie1965United Kingdom
Johnny CoolWilliam Asher1963United States
Joy HouseRené Clément1964France
JudexGeorges Franju1963France
Key WitnessPhil Karlson1960United States
Don Siegel1964United States
Alain Jessua1967France
Kitten with a WhipDouglas Heyes1964United States
Kung Ako'y Mahal MoGregorio Fernandez1960Philippines
Lady in CementGordon Douglas1968United States
LandruClaude Chabrol1963France
Joseph M. Newman1961United States
Life Love DeathClaude Lelouch1968France
LilithRobert Rossen1964United States
Love Is Colder Than DeathRainer Werner Fassbinder1969
A Lovely Way to DieDavid Lowell Rich1968United States
Made in U.S.A.Jean-Luc Godard1966France
MademoiselleTony Richardson1966United Kingdom, France
MadiganDon Siegel1968United States
Magnet of DoomJean-Pierre Melville1963France
Hiroshi Teshigahara1968Japan
Edmond O'Brien1961United States
John Frankenheimer1962United States
MarlowePaul Bogart1969United States
MarnieAlfred Hitchcock1964United States
Medium CoolHaskell Wexler1969United States
Pierre Granier-Deferre1965France
Mickey OneArthur Penn1965United States
Midnight LaceDavid Miller1960United States
MirageEdward Dmytryk1965United States
Mississippi MermaidFrançois Truffaut1969France
Burt Kennedy1966United States
Murder, Inc.Burt Balaban and Stuart Rosenberg1960United States
My Blood Runs ColdWilliam Conrad1965United States
Samuel Fuller1964United States
Never Let GoJohn Guillermin1960United Kingdom
Night Train to Mundo FineColeman Francis1966United States
The Night of the GeneralsAnatole Litvak1967United Kingdom, France, United States
NightmareFreddie Francis1964United Kingdom
Ocean's 11Lewis Milestone1960United States
Once a ThiefRalph Nelson1965United States
P.J.John Guillermin1968United States
Pale FlowerMasahiro Shinoda1964Japan
Panic in the CityEddie Davis1968United States
ParanoiacFreddie Francis1963United Kingdom
Pay or DieRichard Wilson1960United States
Peau d'espionÉdouard Molinaro1967France
Peeping TomMichael Powell1960United Kingdom
PendulumGeorge Schaefer1969United States
Pierrot le FouJean-Luc Godard1965France
Pigs and BattleshipsShōhei Imamura1961Japan
Jacques Deray1969France
Point BlankJohn Boorman1967United States
Portrait in BlackMichael Gordon1960United States
Pretty PoisonNoel Black1968United States
PsychoAlfred Hitchcock1960United States
Purple NoonRené Clément1960France
Gene Milford1960United States
The Quiller MemorandumMichael Anderson1966United Kingdom
RageGilberto Gazcón1966Mexico, United States
RepulsionRoman Polanski1965United Kingdom
Requiem for a HeavyweightRalph Nelson1962United States
RobberyPeter Yates1967United Kingdom
The Running ManCarol Reed1963United Kingdom
Salvatore GiulianoFrancesco Rosi1962Italy
Jean-Pierre Melville1967France
SandraLuchino Visconti1965Italy
Seance on a Wet AfternoonBryan Forbes1964United Kingdom
SecondsJohn Frankenheimer1966United States
The Secret WaysPhil Karlson1961United States
Joseph Losey1963United Kingdom
Seven Days in MayJohn Frankenheimer1964United States
Seven ThievesHenry Hathaway1960United States
Shock CorridorSamuel Fuller1963United States
Shoot the Piano PlayerFrançois Truffaut1960France
Costa-Gavras1965France
The Small World of Sammy LeeKen Hughes1963United Kingdom
François Truffaut1964France
Something WildJack Garfein1961United States
Gordon Flemyng1968United States
Spotlight on a MurdererGeorges Franju1961France
Martin Ritt1965United Kingdom
The St. Valentine's Day MassacreRoger Corman1967United States
David Greene1968United Kingdom
Take Aim at the Police VanSeijun Suzuki1960Japan
TargetsPeter Bogdanovich1968United States
Taste of FearSeth Holt1961United Kingdom
Thérèse DesqueyrouxGeorges Franju1962France
Sydney Pollack1969United States
Louis Malle1967France
Claude Chabrol1962France
The Third SecretCharles Crichton1964United Kingdom
This Man Must DieClaude Chabrol1969France
The Thomas Crown AffairNorman Jewison1968United States
Fritz Lang1960
Tokyo DrifterSeijun Suzuki1966Japan
Georges Lautner1963France
Tony RomeGordon Douglas1967United States
Trans-Europ-ExpressAlain Robbe-Grillet1966France
Orson Welles1962United States
Henri-Georges Clouzot1960France
Twilight of HonorBoris Sagal1963United States
Twisted NerveRoy Boulting1968United Kingdom
Underworld U.S.A.Samuel Fuller1961United States
Claude Chabrol1969France
Denys de La Patellière1966France
UptightJules Dassin1968United States
VictimBasil Dearden1961United Kingdom
ViridianaLuis Buñuel1961Spain
War HuntDenis Sanders1962United States
Warning ShotBuzz Kulik1967United States
We Still Kill the Old WayElio Petri1967Italy
WeekendJean-Luc Godard1967France
Welcome to Hard TimesBurt Kennedy1967United States
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?Lee H. Katzin1969United States
Mario Bava1963Italy
Who Killed Teddy BearJoseph Cates1965United States
Why Must I Die?Roy Del Ruth1960United States
Youth of the BeastSeijun Suzuki1963Japan
ZCosta-Gavras1969France
Zero FocusYoshitaro Nomura1961Japan

List of films: 1970–1979

FilmDirectorYearCountry
10 Rillington PlaceRichard Fleischer1971United Kingdom
John Frankenheimer1974United States
Across 110th StreetBarry Shear1972United States
All the President's MenAlan J. Pakula1976United States
Wim Wenders1977
...And Justice for All.Norman Jewison1979United States
Sidney Lumet1971United States
Assault on Precinct 13John Carpenter1976United States
Badge 373Howard W. Koch1973United States
BadlandsTerrence Malick1973United States
Jeremy Kagan1978United States
Michael Winner1978United Kingdom, United States
Dario Argento1970Italy
David Giler1975United States
Henri Verneuil1971France, Italy
Black EyeJack Arnold1974United States
Black GunnRobert Hartford-Davis1972United States
Black SundayJohn Frankenheimer1977United States
Blue CollarPaul Schrader1978United States
Claude Chabrol1970France
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaSam Peckinpah1974United States, Mexico
William Friedkin1978United States
Buster and BillieDaniel Petrie1974United States
Capricorn OnePeter Hyams1977United States
Castle of SandYoshitarō Nomura1974Japan
Le Cercle RougeJean-Pierre Melville1970France/Italy
Franco Zeffirelli1979United States
ChandlerPaul Magwood1971United States
Charley VarrickDon Siegel1973United States
The China SyndromeJames Bridges1979United States
ChinatownRoman Polanski1974United States
Robert Aldrich1977United States
CoffyJack Hill1973United States
Francis Ford Coppola1974United States
The ConformistBernardo Bertolucci1970France, Italy, West Germany
Cool BreezeBarry Pollack1972United States
Cotton Comes to HarlemOssie Davis1970United States
CubaRichard Lester1979United States
Deadly StrangersSidney Hayers1975United Kingdom
Death WishMichael Winner1974United States
Detroit 9000Arthur Marks1973United States
Dirty HarryDon Siegel1971United States
Dog Day AfternoonSidney Lumet1975United States
Stanley Kramer1977United States
Walter Hill1978United States
Stuart Rosenberg1975United States
Endless NightSidney Gilliat1972United Kingdom
James Fargo1976United States
Escape to NowhereClaude Pinoteau1973France
The ExecutionerSam Wanamaker1970United Kingdom
Executive ActionDavid Miller1973United States
Eyes of Laura MarsIrvin Kershner1978United States
Farewell, My LovelyDick Richards1975United States
Fat CityJohn Huston1972United States
FingersJames Toback1978United States
The First Great Train RobberyMichael Crichton1978United Kingdom
F.I.S.T.Norman Jewison1978United States
Foxy BrownJack Hill1974United States
FramedPhil Karlson1975United States
William Friedkin1971United States
French Connection IIJohn Frankenheimer1975United States
FrenzyAlfred Hitchcock1972United Kingdom
Friday FosterArthur Marks1975United States
Peter Yates1973United States
Brian De Palma1978United States
Clint Eastwood1977United States
Get CarterMike Hodges1971United Kingdom
Sam Peckinpah1972United States
Going HomeHerbert B. Leonard1971United States
The Grissom GangRobert Aldrich1971United States
Lamont Johnson1972United States
GumshoeStephen Frears1971United Kingdom
Hard TimesWalter Hill1975United States
HardcorePaul Schrader1979United States
Hell Up in HarlemLarry Cohen1973United States
Robert Culp1972United States
Hit ManGeorge Armitage1972United States
Edward Dmytryk1975United States
The Human FactorOtto Preminger1979United Kingdom
HustleRobert Aldrich1975United States
I... comme IcareHenri Verneuil1979France
I Walk the LineJohn Frankenheimer1970United States
JaguarLino Brocka1979Philippines
Burt Kennedy1976United States
John Cassavetes1976United States
KluteAlan J. Pakula1971United States
John Huston1970United States
Last EmbraceJonathan Demme1979United States
The Last of SheilaHerbert Ross1973United States
Robert Benton1977United States
The Liberation of L.B. JonesWilliam Wyler1970United States
Robert Altman1973United States
Frank Pierson1970United Kingdom
The MacKintosh ManJohn Huston1973United Kingdom
Magnum ForceTed Post1973United States
Manila in the Claws of LightLino Brocka1975Philippines
Mean StreetsMartin Scorsese1973United States
Midnight ExpressAlan Parker1978United States
The Midnight ManRoland Kibbee and Burt Lancaster1974United States
Mikey and NickyElaine May1976United States
Money MoversBruce Beresford1978Australia
The New CenturionsRichard Fleischer1972United States
Robert Mulligan1974United States
Night MovesArthur Penn1975United States
ObsessionBrian De Palma1976United States
Sidney Lumet1972United Kingdom
Charles Martin1978United States
Harold Becker1979United States
Don Medford1971United States
John Flynn1973United States
Alan J. Pakula1974United States
The PassengerMichelangelo Antonioni1975Italy, France, Spain
PerformanceNicolas Roeg1970United Kingdom
Play Misty for MeClint Eastwood1971United States
Prime CutMichael Ritchie1972United States
PulpMike Hodges1972United Kingdom
RageGeorge C. Scott1972United States
Remember My NameAlan Rudolph1978United States
Rider on the RainRené Clément1970France
Rolling ThunderJohn Flynn1977United States
The Seduction of Joe TynanJerry Schatzberg1979United States
Alain Corneau1979France
SerpicoSidney Lumet1973United States
SevenAndy Sidaris1979United States
ShaftGordon Parks1971United States
ShamusBuzz Kulik1973United States
Sheba, BabyWilliam Girdler1975United States
The Silent PartnerDaryl Duke1978Canada
SistersBrian De Palma1973United States
Sitting TargetDouglas Hickox1972United Kingdom
SorcererWilliam Friedkin1977United States, Mexico
Soylent GreenRichard Fleischer1973United States
Special DeliveryPaul Wendkos1976United States
The Stone KillerMichael Winner1973United States
Straight TimeUlu Grosbard1978United States
Super FlyGordon Parks Jr.1972United States
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss SongMelvin Van Peebles1971United States
Sympathy for the UnderdogKinji Fukasaku1971Japan
The TakeRobert Hartford-Davis1974United States
Joseph Sargent1974United States
Taxi DriverMartin Scorsese1976United States
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Gordon Douglas1970United States
Thieves Like UsRobert Altman1974United States
Robert Aldrich1977United States
Vanishing PointRichard C. Sarafian1971United States
Vengeance Is MineShōhei Imamura1979Japan
VillainMichael Tuchner1971United Kingdom
Walking TallPhil Karlson1973United States
White Line FeverJonathan Kaplan1975Canada, United States
Winter KillsWilliam Richert1979United States
Sydney Pollack1974United States
Yakuza GraveyardKinji Fukasaku1976Japan

List of films: 1980–1989

FilmDirectorYearCountry
Hal Ashby1986United States
Absence of MaliceSydney Pollack1981United States
After HoursMartin Scorsese1985United States
Against All OddsTaylor Hackford1984United States
Agnes of GodNorman Jewison1985United States
American GigoloPaul Schrader1980United States
Angela MarkadoLino Brocka1980Philippines
Angel HeartAlan Parker1987United States
At Close RangeJames Foley1986United States
Atlantic CityLouis Malle1980Canada/France
Bad BoysRick Rosenthal1983United States
Bad TimingNicolas Roeg1980United Kingdom
Band of the HandPaul Michael Glaser1986United States
BatmanTim Burton1989United States
The Beast to DieTōru Murakawa1980Japan
Curtis Hanson1987United States
Best SellerLarry Cohen1987United States
BetrayedCosta-Gavras1988United States
John Woo1986Hong Kong
Jim McBride1987United States
Black RainRidley Scott1989United States
Black WidowBob Rafelson1987United States
Blade RunnerRidley Scott1982United States
Blue ThunderJohn Badham1983United States
Blue VelvetDavid Lynch1986United States
Blood SimpleJoel and Ethan Coen1984United States
Blow OutBrian De Palma1981United States
Body DoubleBrian De Palma1984United States
Body HeatLawrence Kasdan1981United States
Tony Richardson1982United States
BreathlessJim McBride1983United States
Bulaklak sa City JailMario O'Hara1984Philippines
Chan Is MissingWayne Wang1982United States
City on FireRingo Lam1987Hong Kong
CondemnedMario O'Hara1984Philippines
CopJames B. Harris1988United States
Crimes of PassionKen Russell1984United States
CruisingWilliam Friedkin1980United States
Ivan Passer1981United States
Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin?Emmanuel Borlaza1984Philippines
Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidCarl Reiner1982United States
Buddy Van Horn1988United States
DefianceJohn Flynn1980United States
Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel1988United States
Dressed to KillBrian De Palma1980United States
The ExterminatorJames Glickenhaus1980United States
ExperienceLino Brocka1984Philippines
EyewitnessPeter Yates1981United States
Fatal AttractionAdrian Lyne1987United States
Fear CityAbel Ferrara1984United States
Brian G. Hutton1980United States
FranticRoman Polanski1988United States
GloriaJohn Cassavetes1980United States
HammettWim Wenders1982United States
Hidden CityStephen Poliakoff1987United Kingdom
The HitStephen Frears1984United Kingdom
House of GamesDavid Mamet1987United States
Peter Yates1988United States
ImortalEddie Garcia1989Philippines
Itanong Mo sa BuwanChito S. Roño1988Philippines
Richard T. Heffron1982United States
Jagged EdgeRichard Marquand1985United States
Johnny HandsomeWalter Hill1989United States
Kill Me AgainJohn Dahl1989United States
John Woo1989Hong Kong
Little NikitaRichard Benjamin1988United States
John Mackenzie1980United Kingdom
ManhunterMichael Mann1986United States
James Bridges1984United States
Mona LisaNeil Jordan1986United Kingdom
The Morning AfterSidney Lumet1986United States
Ms. 45Abel Ferrara1981United States
J. Lee Thompson1986United States
Night of the JugglerRobert Butler1980United States
NighthawksBruce Malmuth1981United States
No MercyRichard Pearce1986United States
No Way OutRoger Donaldson1987United States
Out of BoundsRichard Tuggle1986United States
PoliceMaurice Pialat1985France
Bob Rafelson1981United States
Prince of the CitySidney Lumet1981United States
QuicksilverThomas Michael Donnelly1986United States
Raging BullMartin Scorsese1980United States
ScarfaceBrian De Palma1983United States
Sea of LoveHarold Becker1989United States
Burt Reynolds1981United States
Silent RageMichael Miller1982United States
Slam DanceWayne Wang1987United States
Someone to Watch Over MeRidley Scott1987United States, United Kingdom
Still of the NightRobert Benton1982United States
Stormy MondayMike Figgis1988United Kingdom
Sudden ImpactClint Eastwood1983United States
Tagos ng DugoMaryo J. de los Reyes1987Philippines
The Fourth Man (1983 film)Paul Verhoeven1983Netherlands
The TerminatorJames Cameron1984United States
T-Bird at AkoDanny Zialcita1982Philippines
ThiefMichael Mann1981United States
TightropeRichard Tuggle1984United States
To Live and Die in L.A.William Friedkin1985United States
To Love AgainDanny Zialcita1983Philippines
Trouble in MindAlan Rudolph1985United States
True ConfessionsUlu Grosbard1981United States
Union CityMarcus Reichert1980United States
VideodromeDavid Cronenberg1983Canada
Violent CopTakeshi Kitano1989Japan
Who Framed Roger RabbitRobert Zemeckis1988United States
WitnessPeter Weir1985United States
Year of the DragonMichael Cimino1985United States
Yokohama BJ BluesEiichi Kudo1981Japan

List of films: 1990–1999

FilmDirectorYearCountry
12 MonkeysTerry Gilliam1995United States
AfflictionPaul Schrader1997United States
After Dark, My SweetJames Foley1990United States
Arlington RoadMark Pellington1999United States
Bad InfluenceCurtis Hanson1990United States
Bad LieutenantAbel Ferrara1992United States
Basic InstinctPaul Verhoeven1992United States
Batman ReturnsTim Burton1992United States
Batman: Mask of the PhantasmBruce Timm1993United States
BellyHype Williams1998United States
Best Laid PlansMike Barker1999United States
The Big LebowskiJoel and Ethan Coen1998United States, United Kingdom
BlinkMichael Apted1994United States
Blood and WineBob Rafelson1996United States
Blue SteelKathryn Bigelow1990United States
BoundLana and Lilly Wachowski1996United States
Boys Don't CryKimberly Peirce1999United States
BugsyBarry Levinson1991United States
Cape FearMartin Scorsese1991United States
Carlito's WayBrian De Palma1993United States
Claude Chabrol1995France
China MoonJohn Bailey1994United States
ClockersSpike Lee1995United States
Cop LandJames Mangold1997United States
CroupierMike Hodges1998United Kingdom
Alex Proyas1994United States
CureKiyoshi Kurosawa1997Japan
Dark CityAlex Proyas1998United States, Australia
Dead AgainKenneth Branagh1991United States
Dead PresidentsAlbert and Allen Hughes1995United States
DeceiverJonas Pate and Josh Pate1997United States
Deep CoverBill Duke1992United States
Deep CrimsonArturo Ripstein1996Mexico
DelusionCarl Colpaert1991United States
Desperate HoursMichael Cimino1990United States
Devil in a Blue DressCarl Franklin1995United States
Diary of a HitmanRoy London1991United States
Dick TracyWarren Beatty1990United States
Donnie BrascoMike Newell1997United States
Emma Salazar CaseJose Javier Reyes1991Philippines
John Woo1997United States
Fallen AngelsWong Kar-wai1995Hong Kong
FargoJoel and Ethan Coen1996United States, United Kingdom
FearJames Foley1996United States
Luc Besson1990France/Italy
Fight ClubDavid Fincher1999United States
Final AnalysisPhil Joanou1992United States
Flesh and BoneSteve Kloves1993United States
FollowingChristopher Nolan1998United Kingdom
Foreign LandWalter Salles and Daniela Thomas1996Brazil
David Fincher1997United States
GattacaAndrew Niccol1997United States
Roger Donaldson1994United States
Ghost Dog: The Way of the SamuraiJim Jarmusch1999United States
The Glass ShieldCharles Burnett1994United States
GloriaSidney Lumet1999United States
Stephen Frears1990United States
GuncrazyTamra Davis1992United States
Mathieu Kassovitz1995France
Hana-biTakeshi Kitano1997Japan
Hard BoiledJohn Woo1992Hong Kong
Hard EightPaul Thomas Anderson1996United States
HeatMichael Mann1995United States
HomicideDavid Mamet1991United States
Dennis Hopper1990United States
Ikaw Naman ang IiyakJoel Lamangan1996Philippines
In the Line of FireWolfgang Petersen1993United States
InsomniaErik Skjoldbjærg1997Norway
Internal AffairsMike Figgis1990United States
Jackie BrownQuentin Tarantino1997United States
Maggie Greenwald1990United States
King of New YorkAbel Ferrara1990United States
James Dearden1991United States
Kiss of DeathBarbet Schroeder1995United States
Kiss or KillBill Bennett1997Australia
The KraysPeter Medak1990United Kingdom
Curtis Hanson1997United States
John Dahl1994United States
Luc Besson1994France
Lethal Weapon 3Richard Donner1992United States
LiebestraumMike Figgis1991United States
Light SleeperPaul Schrader1992United States
Steven Soderbergh1999United States
Live FleshPedro Almodóvar1997Spain
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsGuy Ritchie1998United Kingdom
Lone StarJohn Sayles1996United States
Lord of IllusionsClive Barker1995United States
Lost HighwayDavid Lynch1997United States
Love CrimesLizzie Borden1992United States
MaliceHarold Becker1993United States
Lana and Lilly Wachowski1999Australia, United States
Menace II SocietyAlbert and Allen Hughes1993United States
Miami BluesGeorge Armitage1990United States
Joel and Ethan Coen1990United States
Mulholland FallsLee Tamahori1996United States
Narrow MarginPeter Hyams1990United States
New Jack CityMelvin Van Peebles1991United States
Night and the CityIrwin Winkler1992United States
Night TrainLes Bernstien1999United States
Roman Polanski1999United States
One False MoveCarl Franklin1992United States
Out of SightSteven Soderbergh1998United States
Pacific HeightsJohn Schlesinger1990United States
PalmettoVolker Schlöndorff1998United States
Alex Cox1991Mexico
PaybackBrian Helgeland1999United States
PiDarren Aronofsky1998United States
The PlayerRobert Altman1992United States
Point BreakKathryn Bigelow1991United States
Poison IvyKatt Shea1992United States
Poodle SpringsBob Rafelson1998United States
Howard Franklin1992United States
Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino1994United States
PusherNicolas Winding Refn1996Denmark
The RaptureMichael Tolkin1991United States
Red Rock WestJohn Dahl1993United States
Reservoir DogsQuentin Tarantino1992United States
RevengeTony Scott1990United States, Mexico
Romeo Is BleedingPeter Medak1993United States
RoninJohn Frankenheimer1998United States
RushLili Fini Zanuck1991United States
Serpent's PathKiyoshi Kurosawa1998Japan
Set It OffF. Gary Gray1994United States
SevenDavid Fincher1995United States
Shallow GraveDanny Boyle1994United Kingdom
ShatteredWolfgang Petersen1991United States
Jonathan Demme1991United States
SimpaticoMatthew Warchus1999United States
Sam Raimi1998United States
Sleeping with the EnemyJoseph Ruben1991United States
Sling BladeBilly Bob Thornton1996United States
SonatineTakeshi Kitano1993Japan
David Mamet1997United States
Strange DaysKathryn Bigelow1995United States
SutureScott McGehee and David Siegel1993United States
SwoonTom Kalin1992United States
The Talented Mr. RipleyAnthony Minghella1999United States
Tom Holland1993United States
Gary Fleder1995United States
This World, Then the FireworksMichael Oblowitz1997United States
True RomanceTony Scott1993United States
TwilightRobert Benton1998United States
David Lynch1992United States
Jack Nicholson1990United States
U TurnOliver Stone1997United States
Steven Soderbergh1995United States
Unlawful EntryJonathan Kaplan1992United States
Bryan Singer1995United States
Where the Day Takes YouMarc Rocco1992United States
White SandsRoger Donaldson1992United States
David Lynch1990United States
John McNaughton1998United States
Rob Bowman1998United States
Zero EffectJake Kasdan1998United States

List of films: 2000–2009

FilmDirectorYearCountry
25th HourSpike Lee2002United States
American GangsterRidley Scott2007United States
American PsychoMary Harron2000United States
Niels Mueller2004United States
Fabián Bielinsky2005Argentina
Bad EducationPedro Almodóvar2004Spain
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansWerner Herzog2009United States
Baise-moiVirginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi2000France
Balahibong PusaYam Laranas2001Philippines
Basic Instinct 2Michael Caton-Jones2006United Kingdom, United States,
Germany, Spain
Batman BeginsChristopher Nolan2005United States
Jacques Audiard2005France
Sidney Lumet2007United States
Beyond a Reasonable DoubtPeter Hyams2009United States
A Bittersweet LifeKim Jee-woon2005South Korea
Brian De Palma2006United States
Blind ShaftLi Yang2003China
Doug Liman2002United States
BrickRian Johnson2005United States
Michael Haneke2005France
CaviteNeill Dela Llana and Ian Gamazon2005Philippines, United States
CircusRob Walker2000United Kingdom, United States
City of GodFernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund2002Brazil
CollateralMichael Mann2004United States
Paolo Sorrentino2004Italy
Wayne Kramer2003United States
Dark BlueRon Shelton2002United States
Dark CountryThomas Jane2009United States
Christopher Nolan2008United Kingdom, United States
Dead Man's ShoesShane Meadows2004United Kingdom
Dead Time: KalaJoko Anwar2007Indonesia
DeceptionMarcel Langenegger2008United States
Scott McGehee and David Siegel2001United States
Martin Scorsese2006United States
DerailedMikael Håfström2005United States
Dos EkisErik Matti2001Philippines
DuplicityTony Gilroy2009United States
Eastern PromisesDavid Cronenberg2007United Kingdom, Canada
Ek Hasina ThiSriram Raghavan2004India
EnoughMichael Apted2002United States
Femme FataleBrian De Palma2002United States
Niels Arden Oplev2009Sweden
The Glass HouseDaniel Sackheim2001United States
Gone Baby GoneBen Affleck2007United States
HeistDavid Mamet2001United States
David Cronenberg2005United States
HollywoodlandAllen Coulter2006United States
HostageFlorent Emilio Siri2005United States
I, RobotAlex Proyas2004United States
Mike Hodges2003United Kingdom
In BrugesMartin McDonagh2008United Kingdom
In the CutJane Campion2003United States
Infernal AffairsAndrew Lau and Alan Mak2002Hong Kong
Inside ManSpike Lee2006United States
InsomniaChristopher Nolan2002United States
IrréversibleGaspar Noé2002France
Johnny GaddaarSriram Raghavan2007India
Just Another Love StoryOle Bornedal2007Denmark
Kill Bill: Volume 1Quentin Tarantino2003United States
Kill Bill: Volume 2Quentin Tarantino2004United States
Kiss Kiss Bang BangShane Black2005United States
KlopkaSrdan Golubović2007Serbia
Lady VengeancePark Chan-wook2005South Korea
LantanaRay Lawrence2001Australia
La Vida RosaChito S. Roño2001Philippines
Layer CakeMatthew Vaughn2004United Kingdom
Lorna's SilenceJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne2008Belgium, Italy, Germany
Lower CitySérgio Machado2005Brazil
Lucky Number SlevinPaul McGuigan2006United States
Lust, CautionAng Lee2007United States, China, Taiwan
Brad Anderson2004Spain
Mad DetectiveJohnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai2007Hong Kong
The Man from LondonBéla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky2007Hungary, France, Germany
Joel and Ethan Coen2001United States
Jonathan Demme2004United States
Manila SkiesRaymond Red2009Philippines, United States
Marital RapeNeal 'Buboy' Tan2001Philippines
Match PointWoody Allen2005United Kingdom, United States,
Luxembourg
Max PayneJohn Moore2008United States
MementoChristopher Nolan2000United States
Memories of MurderBong Joon-ho2003
Merci pour le chocolatClaude Chabrol2000France
Miami ViceMichael Mann2006United States
Million Dollar BabyClint Eastwood2004United States
Minority ReportSteven Spielberg2002United States
MotherBong Joon-ho2009South Korea
Mulholland DriveDavid Lynch2001United States
Mystic RiverClint Eastwood2003United States
NarcJoe Carnahan2002United States
Nine QueensFabián Bielinsky2000Argentina
No Country For Old MenJoel and Ethan Coen2007United States
OldboyPark Chan-wook2003
One Nite in MongkokDerek Yee2004Hong Kong
Out of TimeCarl Franklin2003United States
Panic RoomDavid Fincher2002United States
Sean Penn2001United States
Public EnemiesMichael Mann2009United States
Pusher II: With Blood on My HandsNicolas Winding Refn2004Denmark, United Kingdom
Pusher III: I’m the Angel of DeathNicolas Winding Refn2005Denmark
Reindeer GamesJohn Frankenheimer2000United States
RenaissanceChristian Volckman2006France
Liliana Cavani2002Italy
Road to PerditionSam Mendes2002United States
D. J. Caruso2002United States
A Scanner DarklyRichard Linklater2006United States
Sexy BeastJonathan Glazer2000United Kingdom
Shinjuku IncidentDerek Yee2009Hong Kong
Sin CityFrank Miller and Robert Rodriguez2005United States
Frank Miller2008United States
State of PlayKevin MacDonald2009United States
Suspect ZeroE. Elias Merhige2004United States
Suzhou RiverLou Ye2000China
Sympathy for Mr. VengeancePark Chan-wook2002South Korea
Tell No OneGuillaume Canet2006France
Three MonkeysNuri Bilge Ceylan2008Turkey
The Town Is QuietRobert Guédiguian2000France
Training DayAntoine Fuqua2001United States
TrappedLuis Mandoki2002United States, Germany
The VillageM. Night Shyamalan2004United States
WatchmenZack Snyder2009United States
The Way of the GunChristopher McQuarrie2000United States
Where the Truth LiesAtom Egoyan2005Canada
James Gray2000United States
ZodiacDavid Fincher2007United States

List of films: 2010–2019

FilmDirectorYearCountry
A Land ImaginedYeo Siew Hua2018Singapore, France, Netherlands
Aa DrushyaShiva Ganesh2019India
AakeK. M. Chaitanya2017India
Aaranya KaandamThiagarajan Kumararaja2011India
Alois NebelTomáš Luňák2011Czech Republic
The AmericanAnton Corbijn2010United States
American DreamerDerrick Borte2018United States
Animal KingdomDavid Michôd2010Australia
AnonAndrew Niccol2018United Kingdom, United States
Anti MatterKeir Burrows2017United Kingdom
Ash Is Purest WhiteJia Zhangke2018China
Asura: The City of MadnessKim Sung-su2016South Korea
B.A. PassAjay Bahl2013India
BadlapurSriram Raghavan2015India
Bad Times at the El RoyaleDrew Goddard2018United States
Bad Turn WorseZeke and Simon Hawkins2014United States
The Bag ManDavid Grovic2014United States
BastardsClaire Denis2013France/Germany
Black Coal, Thin IceDiao Yinan2014China
Denis Villeneuve2017United States
Blow the Man DownBridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy2019United States
Blue RuinJeremy Saulnier2014United States
BornoporichoyMainak Bhowmick2019India
Brawl in Cell Block 99S. Craig Zahler2017United States
Brighton RockRowan Joffé2011United Kingdom
Broken CityAllen Hughes2013United States
BurningLee Chang-dong2018South Korea
Burning KissRobbie Studsor2018Australia
Cities of Last ThingsHo Wi Ding2018Taiwan, China, France,
United States
Cold in JulyJim Mickle2014United States
Concrete NightPirjo Honkasalo2013Finland, Sweden, Denmark
Cop CarJon Watts2015United States
Christopher Nolan2012United Kingdom, United States
DestroyerKaryn Kusama2018United States
DetourChristopher Smith2016United Kingdom, South Africa
Disappearance at Clifton HillAlbert Shin2019Canada
Dragged Across ConcreteS. Craig Zahler2018United States
The Driftless AreaZachary Sluser2016United States, Canada
DriveNicolas Winding Refn2011United States
DrumKeywan Karimi2016Iran/France
Earthquake BirdWash Westmoreland2019United States, United Kingdom
ElenaAndrey Zvyagintsev2011Russia
EllePaul Verhoeven2016France/Germany
EnemyDenis Villeneuve2013United States, United Kingdom
Ex MachinaAlex Garland2015United States, United Kingdom
First ReformedPaul Schrader2018United States
FlatlandJenna Bass2019South Africa
Frank & LolaMatthew Ross2016United States
Gangnam BluesYoo Ha2015South Korea
GeminiAaron Katz2018United States
Roman Polanski2010United Kingdom, France, Germany
David Fincher2011United States, Sweden
Glass ChinNoah Buschel2015United States
Gone GirlDavid Fincher2014United States
Good TimeJosh and Benny Safdie2017United States
The HandmaidenPark Chan-wook2016South Korea
Have a Nice DayLiu Jian2018China
Hell or High WaterDavid Mackenzie2016United States
Hold the DarkJeremy Saulnier2018United States
Hot Summer NightsElijah Bynum2018United States
I Saw the DevilKim Jee-woon2010South Korea
In the ShadowDavid Ondříček2012Czech Republic
In the Shadow of the MoonJim Mickle2019United States
InceptionChristopher Nolan2010United Kingdom, United States
Inherent VicePaul Thomas Anderson2014United States
John WickChad Stahelski2014United States
Chad Stahelski2017United States
John Wick: Chapter 3 – ParabellumChad Stahelski2019United States
JosieEric England2018United States
Kill ChainKen Sanzel2019United States
Kill ListBen Wheatley2011United Kingdom
Michael Winterbottom2010United States
Killer JoeWilliam Friedkin2012United States
Killing Them SoftlyAndrew Dominik2012United States
Knives and SkinJennifer Reeder2019United States
Let the Corpses TanHélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani2017Belgium, France
Long Day's Journey into NightBi Gan2018China
The Looming StormDong Yue2017China
LooperRian Johnson2012United States
Lost AngelasWilliam Wayne2019United States
Lost RiverRyan Gosling2014United States
Magical GirlCarlos Vermut2014Spain
The Man from NowhereLee Jeong-beom2010South Korea
Man from RenoDave Boyle2015United States
Manhattan NightBrian DeCubellis2016United States
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga StoryTikoy Aguiluz2011Philippines
The MercilessByun Sung-hyun2017South Korea
Miss BalaGerardo Naranjo2011Mexico
A MorassShane James Bordas2011United Kingdom
Motherless BrooklynEdward Norton2019United States
MuteDuncan Jones2018United Kingdom, Germany
The Nice GuysShane Black2016United States
NightcrawlerDan Gilroy2014United States
Night MovesKelly Reichardt2014United States
The Nile Hilton IncidentTarik Saleh2017Sweden, Egypt, Denmark, Germany
Nocturnal AnimalsTom Ford2016United States
No Other WomanRuel S. Bayani2011Philippines
Only God ForgivesNicolas Winding Refn2013Denmark/France
On the JobErik Matti2013Philippines
Out of BlueCarol Morley2019United States, United Kingdom
OutrageTakeshi Kitano2010Japan
ParadoxWilson Yip2017Hong Kong
The Persian ConnectionDaniel Grove2017United States
PhoenixChristian Petzold2014Germany
PickingsUsher Morgan2018United States
PiercingNicolas Pesce2019United States
Derek Cianfrance2013United States
Pocket ListingConor Allyn2016United States
The Poison RoseGeorge Gallo and Francesco Cinquemani2019United States
PolarJonas Åkerlund2019United States, Germany, Canada
PrisonersDenis Villeneuve2013United States
Queen & SlimMelina Matsoukas2019United States
A Quiet LifeClaudio Cupellini2010Italy
RealLee Sa-rang2017South Korea
RichieGautham Ramachandran2017India
RojoBenjamín Naishtat2019Argentina
Roman J. Israel, Esq.Dan Gilroy2017United States
SeñoritaIsabel Sandoval2011Philippines
SerenitySteven Knight2019United States
ShanghaiMikael Håfström2010United States, China
Shutter IslandMartin Scorsese2010United States
Sin IslandGino M. Santos2018Philippines
Small Town CrimeEsholm and Ian Nelms2018United States
Some Guy Who Kills PeopleJack Perez2012United States
Spring BreakersHarmony Korine2012United States
State Like SleepMeredith Danluck2019United States
StrangledÁrpád Sopsits2016Hungary
SunrisePartho Sen-Gupta2014India, France
Sweet VirginiaJamie M. Dagg2017United States, Canada
TanielGaro Berberian2017United Kingdom, Armenia
Tattoo of RevengeJulián Hernández2019Mexico
TerminalVaughn Stein2018Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Ireland, Hungary, United States
Thin IceJill Sprecher2012United States
Too LateDennis Hauck2016United States
A Touch of SinJia Zhangke2013China, Japan, France
The TownBen Affleck2010United States
Traces of SinKei Ishikawa2017Japan
TranceDanny Boyle2013United Kingdom
Trouble Is My BusinessTom Konkle2018United States
The TroughNick Cheung2018Hong Kong, China
Uncut GemsJosh and Benny Safdie2019United States
Under the Silver LakeDavid Robert Mitchell2018United States
UpgradeLeigh Whannell2018Australia, United States
VictoriaSebastian Schipper2015Germany
Vikram VedhaPushkar–Gayatri2017India
VillainLee Sang-il2010Japan
The VillainessJung Byung-gil2017South Korea
A Walk Among the TombstonesScott Frank2014United States
Walking Too FastRadim Špaček2010Czech Republic
The WhistlersCorneliu Porumboiu2019Romania, France, Germany
Who Killed Cock RobinCheng Wei-hao2017Taiwan
Steve McQueen2018United States
The Wild Goose LakeDiao Yinan2019China/France
Taylor Sheridan2017United States
Winter's BoneDebra Granik2010United States
The Yellow SeaNa Hong-jin2010South Korea
You Were Never Really HereLynne Ramsay2017United Kingdom, United States,
France

List of films: 2020–2029

FilmDirectorYearCountry
Abang AdikJin Ong Lay2023Malaysia
The ActorDuke Johnson2025United States
AdverseBrian Metcalf2021United States
Are You Lonesome Tonight?Wen Shipei2021China
ArishadvargaArvind Kamath2020India
The BatmanMatt Reeves2022United States
Brut ForceEve Symington2022United States
Calm with HorsesNick Rowland2020Ireland
The Card CounterPaul Schrader2021United States
Caught StealingDarren Aronofsky2025United States
City of LoveÈric Boadella2023United States
Decision to Leave Park Chan-wook2022South Korea
A DesertJoshua Erkman2025United States
Eileen William Oldroyd2023United States, United Kingdom
Emily the CriminalJohn Patton Ford2022United States
The Empty ManDavid Prior2020United States
FataleDeon Taylor2020United States
FemmeSam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping2023United Kingdom
FlinchCameron Van Hoy2021United States
The GKarl R. Hearne2024Canada
GazerRyan J. Sloan2025United States
Hand Rolled CigaretteKin Long Chan2020China
HavocGareth Evans2025United States, United Kingdom
Highest 2 LowestSpike Lee2025United States
Hit ManRichard Linklater2024United States
Holy SpiderAli Abbasi2022Germany, France, Denmark, Sweden
Honey Don't!Ethan Coen2025United States, United Kingdom
HypnoticRobert Rodriguez2023United States
I'm Your WomanJulia Hart2020United States
John Wick: Chapter 4Chad Stahelski2023United States
KabadadaariPradeep Krishnamoorthy2021India
KapatadhaariPradeep Krishnamoorthy2021India
The Kid DetectiveEvan Morgan2020Canada
The Kill RoomNicol Paone2023United States
The KillerDavid Fincher2023United States
Killers of the Flower MoonMartin Scorsese2023United States
Knox Goes AwayMichael Keaton2024United States
Lake GeorgeJeffrey Reiner2024United States
Last Moment of ClarityJames and Colin Krisel2020United States
Last Night in SohoEdgar Wright2021United Kingdom
The Last Stop in Yuma CountyFrancis Galluppi2024United States
The Last VictimNaveen A Chathapuram2021United States
The LessonAlice Troughton2023United Kingdom
LimboSoi Cheang2021China, Hong Kong
LimboIvan Sen2023Australia
The Little ThingsJohn Lee Hancock2021United States
LonglegsOz Perkins2024United States
Love Lies BleedingRose Glass2024United States, United Kingdom
MagpieSam Yates2024United Kingdom
MarloweNeil Jordan2023France, Ireland, Spain
Master GardenerPaul Schrader2023United States
MaXXXineTi West2024United States
MichaelRanjit Jeyakodi2023India
Motel DestinoKarim Aïnouz2024Brazil, France, Germany
Night in ParadisePark Hoon-jung2021South Korea
Nightmare AlleyGuillermo del Toro2021United States
No Sudden MoveSteven Soderbergh2021United States
Only the River FlowsWei Shujun2023China
PamfirDmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk2022Ukraine, Poland, France, Luxembourg
PigMichael Sarnoski2021United States
PoolmanChris Pine2023United States
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of TimeLili Horvát2020Hungary
ReminiscenceLisa Joy2021United States
ReptileGrant Singer2023United States
SharperBenjamin Caron2023United States
SpearsGerard Lough2022Ireland
A State of MadnessLeticia Tonos2020Dominican Republic
SynchronicJustin Benson and Aaron Moorhead2020United States
The Universal TheoryTimm Kröger2023Germany, Austria, Switzerland
VengeanceB. J. Novak2022United States
The VirtuosoNick Stagliano2021United States
The VoyeursMichael Mohan2022United States
WildlandJeanette Nordahl2020Denmark
WindfallCharlie McDowell2022United States
Wrath of ManGuy Ritchie2021United Kingdom, United States