8 Film Noir Masterpieces That Defined the ‘90s, Ranked

Though classic film noir had its golden age in the ‘40s and ‘50s, the genre had a resurgence in the 1990s with the release of several masterpieces. A decade that delivered excellent noir and neo-noir films, both mainstream and independent, the ‘90s gave us some of the most definitive movies of the genre that have since become foundational to how we see noir in cinema. Featuring stellar casts and created by legendary filmmakers, some of these films now rank among the greatest of all time.