Hong Kong neo-noir films

Time

Ambiguous • Unexpected Twists • Redemption • Fans Of Noir • Twist-Heavy • Crime

2021 • Movie • HK

The Moss

Boss Murder • Kowloon • Search For Killer • Victim • Dark

2008 • Movie • HK

The Hidden Enforcers

Revenge • Former Officers • Vigilante Group • Early 2000S • Police Revenge

2002 • Movie

Chinatown

1937 Los Angeles • Murder Cover-Up • Great Depression • Cynical • Multi-Layered • Influential

1974 • Movie • US

Made in Hong Kong

Ambiguous • Hong Kong • Handover To China • Personal Stories • Social Change

1997 • Movie • CH

Out of the Dark

Haunted Apartment • Haunting • Ghostly Possession • Curious Girl • Black Humor

1995 • Movie • HK

Chungking Express

Chance Encounters • Policemen • Open-Ended • Independent Cinema • Urban Loneliness • Cinematic

1994 • Movie • HK

Open City

Seoul • Rescue • Early 2000S • Gang Boss Revelation • Moral Ambiguity • Crime Investigation

2008 • Movie • KR

Triad Wars

Ambiguous • Police Corruption • Gang Members • Crime Drama • Dark • Cinematic

2008 • Movie • HK

Flatfoot in Hong Kong

Thailand • Macau • Drug Lord Murder • Murder Accusation • Action Sequences • Al Lettieri

1975 • Movie • IT

One Night in Bangkok

Female Driver • Murder Reveals • Contemporary • Fast-Paced • Tension Unresolved • Police Inspector

2020 • Movie • US

Golden Job

Montenegro • Mentor • Japan • $47 Million Worldwide • Episodic • Inner Mongolia

2018 • Movie • HK

The Soul

Ceo • Twist Ending • Doctor • Brain Transfer Conspiracy • Twist-Filled • Murder Mystery

2021 • Movie • CN, TW

Playboy Cops

Open-Ended • Police Officers • Gangsters • Early 21St Century • Police Pursuit • Fast-Paced

2008 • Movie • HK

Eastern Promises

Diary Discovery • Contemporary Crime • Undercover Agent • Adults • Child'S Safety • Gritty

2007 • Movie • US, GB, CA

Invisible Target

Hostage Situation • Gangster Robbery • Justice Served • Undercover Cop • Police Officers • Funfair

2007 • Movie • HK, CN

Paradox

Police Inspector • Contemporary • Pattaya • Best Actor (Louis Koo) • Non-Linear • Colorful Lighting

2017 • Movie • HK, CN

Cities of Last Things

Ambiguous • Woman With Child • Romantic Betrayal • Thoughtful • France • Non-Linear

2018 • Movie • CN, TW, KR, US, FR, SG

Legendary Assassin

Ambiguous • Murder Suspicion • Outlying Island • Stunt Work • Stranded On Island • Action

2008 • Movie • HK

The Enforcer

Miami • Femme Fatale • Ambiguous • Electronic Music • Urban Aesthetic • Mixed Reviews

2022 • Movie • US

Siew Lup

Fatal Decision • Urban • Bittersweet • Moral Dilemma • Romantic • Love And Sacrifice

2017 • Movie • SG

Eye in the Sky

Rookie • Robbers • Urban • Tense • Short • Surveillance Stakeout

2007 • Movie • HK

Motherless Brooklyn

New York City • Laura Rose • Hopeful • Murder Staged As Suicide • Urban Development Corruption

2019 • Movie • US

Trouble in Mind

Mob Boss • Gangster • Older City Areas • Independent Film • Urban Streets • Ex-Cop

1985 • Movie • US

The Grifters

Race Tracks • Tragic • Ambiguous • Moral Ambiguity • Independent Film • Annette Bening

1990 • Movie • US, CA

The Green Hornet

Reporter • Police Captain • Hong Kong • Adventurous • Crime • Mystery

1994 • Movie • HK, CN

City Under Siege

Zombie Outbreak • Happy Ending • Mutant Threat • Action-Driven • Corruption • Collin Chou

2010 • Movie • HK

The Looming Storm

Ambiguous • Detective • Rainy City • Investigation • 1990S • Small Town

2017 • Movie • CN

The Shadow Whip

1970S Martial Arts • Murders • Robbery • Bandits • Empowering

1971 • Movie • HK

Gold Coast Lounge

Leadership Rivalry • Succession • Rivals • Adults • Alphonse Menyo • Crime Syndicate

2020 • Movie • GH