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     Do you enjoy film noire?  If so, what are your favorite films in this genre?



Heavens to Murgatoids.

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Fargo, if you are willing to broaden the definition to include it.



Brick.



The Killing
The Maltese Falcon



Fargo and Brick are neo-noirs.

My favorite film noirs are The Third Man and The Big Sleep.



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I haven't seen enough really, but so far my favorites have been Scarface, The Maltese Falcon, and I recently fell madly in love with Night of the Hunter.



Night of the Hunter is a great movie.



Heavens to Murgatoids.

Blade runner - I actually really like that film



The Third Man, I like it because it's emotionally honest.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.

Im not a fan but that Orson Welles film with Charlton Heston as a mexican is pretty great.

Good pick with The Killing, your right its def. noire now that i think about it.



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