NYCinephile's "Films Noir Set in Los Angeles"

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A posting on Rotten Tomatoes regarding the trailer for "The Black Dahlia" (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808730660/trailer) prompted me to think about other films noir that are set in L.A.

Which have you seen? Which are your favorites?

  1. 1.
    The Black Dahlia

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  2. 2.
    Chinatown

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  3. 3.
    L.A. Confidential
    by Curtis Hanson

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  4. 4.
    ?
    True Confessions
    by Ulu Grosbard

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  5. 5.
    Mulholland Falls
    by Lee Tamahori

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  6. 6.
    Mulholland Drive

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  7. 7.
    The Day of the Locust
    by John Schlesinger

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  8. 8.
    8MM
    by Joel Schumacher

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Comments

MestnyiGeroi
New York City

Untitled — 1 year ago

There are scores more, really, as L.A. is the second most popular city for noir (behind New York and ahead of San Francisco). This list could be greatly expanded, it seems to me, but I’ll just suggest one classic that really emphasizes L.A.:

Criss Cross

Jul 10, 02:36AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

kyrat
Berkeley

D.O.A (1949)? — 3 years ago

It’s not primarily in LA but does include scenes. It’s set in SF/Banning but has scenes in LA.

Aug 08, 11:46AM | 1 comment | Reply to this