Noirvember: The Best Noir
- List of the Month
- Novembre 2022 (see all)
- Description
- Cynical characters, bleak settings and unhappy endings... Our List of the Month this November is devoted to the Best Noir. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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9,153 membres
279 critiques
3.9
Score 63.29
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 04:02 PM
- 18 Members
- rosalita, cpg, wolfepack, abbottthomas, Cecrow, murfman, cbl_tn, sturlington, elkiedee, peterveen, gypsysmom, noveltea, Michael.Rimmer, blueberry, acousticmoose, ManWithAnAgenda, darsaster, saramazzi
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10,293 membres
284 critiques
4
Score 50.79
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 06:38 AM
- 15 Members
- jeffrushton, cpg, Euryale, wolfepack, abbottthomas, murfman, stephenis, sturlington, elkiedee, peterveen, Michael.Rimmer, blueberry, acousticmoose, darsaster, slimikin
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5,234 membres
114 critiques
4.2
Score 43.53
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 10:29 AM
- 14 Members
- janoorani24, cpg, pitjrw, wolfepack, jazznoir, abbottthomas, murfman, elkiedee, peterveen, miller.max, Michael.Rimmer, blueberry, acousticmoose, ManWithAnAgenda
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6,241 membres
356 critiques
4
Score 29.89
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 11:10 AM
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6,208 membres
197 critiques
3.9
Score 27.42
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 11:00 AM
- 9 Members
- rosalita, abbottthomas, elenchus, sturlington, peterveen, miller.max, blueberry, acousticmoose, darsaster
- Explications
- elenchus: For me, the epitome of an anti-hero.
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43,233 membres
1,748 critiques
4
Score 23.89
Ajouté 2022-11-09, 03:27 PM
- 8 Members
- janoorani24, lahochstetler, murfman, gypsysmom, blueberry, darsaster, HH_Library, DoomLuz
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10,384 membres
421 critiques
3.8
Score 22.42
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 11:09 AM
- 7 Members
- anglemark, EerierIdyllMeme, abbottthomas, jayacarl, bilabialboxing, acousticmoose, HH_Library
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4,519 membres
103 critiques
4.1
Score 22.18
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 07:23 PM
- 8 Members
- cpg, Euryale, wolfepack, abbottthomas, peterveen, Michael.Rimmer, blueberry, acousticmoose
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- 7 Members
- Aquila, murfman, elenchus, Michael.Rimmer, acousticmoose, darsaster, DoomLuz
10
3,466 membres
131 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 19.03
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 04:02 PM
- 7 Members
- rosalita, cpg, wolfepack, abbottthomas, sturlington, RBeffa, ManWithAnAgenda
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2,565 membres
86 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 18.52
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 04:08 PM
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- 6 Members
- jeffrushton, cpg, wolfepack, noveltea, miller.max, Michael.Rimmer
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4,267 membres
143 critiques
3.8
Score 15.11
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 07:21 PM
- 6 Members
- janoorani24, cpg, pitjrw, elenchus, Michael.Rimmer, slimikin
- Explications
- elenchus: Very different from the film, and an interesting departure for Hammett.
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1,954 membres
67 critiques
4
Score 14.09
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 06:39 AM
- 5 Members
- cpg, abbottthomas, noveltea, blueberry, darsaster
16
756 membres
65 critiques
3.9
Score 12.87
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 04:01 PM
- 4 Members
- rosalita, janoorani24, elkiedee, 18cran
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- 4 Members
- librookian, elenchus, peterveen, miller.max
- Explications
- elenchus: 40s noir as cover for 60s U.S. conspiracy, with a guest appearance from everyone under the celebrity sun.
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889 membres
34 critiques
4.1
Score 9.82
Ajouté 2022-11-17, 09:43 AM
- 3 Members
- pitjrw, sturlington, miller.max
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- 3 Members
- sturlington, darsaster, DoomLuz
20
2,590 membres
99 critiques
3.8
Score 8.2
Ajouté 2022-11-09, 08:19 AM
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2,323 membres
65 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 8.04
Ajouté 2022-11-09, 09:39 AM
- 3 Members
- jeffrushton, elenchus, vwinsloe
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- 2 Members
- elenchus, Michael.Rimmer
- Explications
- elenchus: The basis for the Bogart film, and Goodis brings a distinct voice to noir: jazz inflection, a protagonist who isn't in control and not a shamus. Typically he sets up a wacky premise, and then explores what would happen, realistically, were someone to find themselves in such circumstances.
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813 membres
26 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 7.91
Ajouté 2022-11-14, 02:58 PM
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1,376 membres
36 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 7.81
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 05:59 PM
- 3 Members
- jeffrushton, wolfepack, abbottthomas
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- 2 Members
- Yuki-Onna, VictoriaDRobertson
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320 membres
14 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 7.24
Ajouté 2022-11-09, 03:16 PM
- 3 Members
- blueberry, ManWithAnAgenda, Yuki-Onna
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502 membres
26 critiques
4.1
Score 7.02
Ajouté 2022-11-17, 09:50 AM
- 3 Members
- rosalita, sturlington, miller.max
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de Eric Ambler
1,844 membres
50 critiques
3.8
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2022-11-22, 01:03 AM
- 2 Members
- janoorani24, pitjrw
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- 2 Members
- pitjrw, crabbyabbe
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- 2 Members
- elkiedee, AbigailAdams26
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- 2 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, peterveen
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363 membres
11 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 10:51 AM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, DoomLuz
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674 membres
29 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 6.08
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 11:23 AM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, vwinsloe
38
- 2 Members
- librookian, VictoriaDRobertson
- Explications
- VictoriaDRobertson: I addict
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- 2 Members
- janoorani24, swhite58,
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de David Goodis
526 membres
13 critiques
3.9
Score 5.74
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 07:22 PM
- 2 Members
- jazznoir, Michael.Rimmer
41
de Darwyn Cooke
557 membres
30 critiques
4
Score 5.67
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 05:46 PM
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1,537 membres
46 critiques
3.9
Score 5.61
Ajouté 2022-11-22, 01:00 AM
- 2 Members
- janoorani24, blueberry
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6,230 membres
158 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 5.5
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 11:30 AM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, murfman
45
364 membres
3 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 5.42
Ajouté 2022-11-08, 10:52 AM
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- 2 Members
- librookian, elenchus
- Explications
- elenchus: Noir pastiche, great fun.
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6,979 membres
217 critiques
4
Score 4.19
Ajouté 2022-11-07, 05:44 PM
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- Member
- laruebk
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- Member
- paradoxosalpha
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- Member
- kaxl
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- Member
- ManWithAnAgenda
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- Member
- HH_Library
56
- Member
- yoyogod
57
- Member
- lottpoet
58
- Member
- paradoxosalpha
60
- Member
- rosalita
61
- Member
- HH_Library
62
- Member
- elenchus
- Explications
- elenchus: Following established Lew Archer procedure, TGC starts with a missing person and soon branches to encompass other crimes, including the mob. It's a complex web and more than once Archer thinks he's figured it out but knows better than to stop until he hits bottom. Along the way he's diverted by a squares / hipsters scene commentary and class tensions. Ross Macdonald at the top of his game.
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- Member
- AbigailAdams26
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5,603 membres
164 critiques
3.9
Score 3.08
Ajouté 2022-11-09, 03:29 PM
- 2 Members
- janoorani24, gypsysmom,
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- Member
- gypsysmom
69
- Member
- Yuki-Onna
70
- Member
- ManWithAnAgenda
72
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
73
- Member
- janoorani24
74
- Member
- HH_Library
75
- Member
- Yuki-Onna
78
- Member
- HH_Library
79
- Member
- librookian
80
- Member
- noveltea
81
- Member
- librookian
85
- Member
- librookian
86
- Member
- librookian
87
- Member
- librookian
88
- Member
- slimikin
89
- Member
- librookian
90
- Member
- HH_Library
91
- Member
- miller.max
93
- Member
- slimikin
95
- Member
- slimikin
96
- Member
- pitjrw
99
- Member
- HH_Library