The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown

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Women will be your undoing, Pépé
And my disgustingly late voting list for this excellent Countdown and my sincere gratitude and joy for @Thief as its host. BRAVO!!!!

Seen 63 out of 100 (63%)

1. Fargo (1996) #11

15. L. A. Confidential (1997) #3

3. Angel Heart (1987) #31

4. Memento (2000) #8

5. Le Samouraï (1967) #7

6. The Grifters (1990) #45

7. Chinatown (1974) #1

8. Mystic River (2003) #68

9. Reservoir Dogs (1992) #16

10. The Usual Suspects (1995) #20

11. Payback (1999) #102

12. Se7en (1995) #6

13. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) #42

14. Mother (2009) #67

15. The Long Goodbye (1973) #6

16. Romeo is Bleeding (1993) In The Ether

17. Lucky Number Slevin (2006) In The Ether

18. Sin City (2005) #26

19. Nightmare Alley (2021) In The Ether

20. The Nice Guys (2016) #39

21. Inherent Vice (2014) #41

22. Dark City (1998) #24

23. Collateral (2004) #33

24.Basic Instinct (1992) #70

25. Things to do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) One-Pointer
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Women will be your undoing, Pépé
The video below is nothing but spoilers, so definitely save it for until after your viewing (and anybody else who hasn't had the pleasure, yet), but The Last Seduction is a fantastic flick. Really and truly the only reason I didn't vote for it was because I figured it was absolutely going to show, probably as high as the Top Thirty and wouldn't have shocked me to see Top Twelve, and therefore did not need my help. I badly miscalculated on that one, obviously. Apparently MoFo - the MoFos who vote, anyway - prefers John Dahl's previous entry Red Rock West. Preferences are preferences, but empirically, critically, and according to Mr. Noir Eddie Muller himself, The Last Seduction is the superior film. And it isn't even close. It is one of the biggest and most embarrassing omissions from our collective MoFo List.

I did the exact same thing.
It's been some twenty years since I last witnessed Linda Fiorentino's captivating, ruthless, and cunning portrayal. Before that, I had seen it numerous times, including at the movie theater when it came out. I wanted to rewatch it before the voting, but it did not happen. Hell, watching the video, I'm kicking myself that I didn't simply YouTube something like this prior, and it'd have easily made mid-pack or higher.

So I wholeheartedly agree with your closing statement, and that I added to this omission does not f@ckin bode well with me.



I did notice the Neo-Noir and Noir lists are now up in the Lists section of the site.

https://www.movieforums.com/lists/mo...eo-noir_films/

There were only ten titles I hadn't already checked off, for Neo.
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Mine if of interest:

Honourable mentions
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Shutter Island
Manhunter
Branded to Kill
True Romance
Alphaville
Drive

Top 10
10. Body Heat
9. Nightcrawler
8. Seven
7. Chinatown
6. Taxi Driver
5. The Player
4. Blue Velvet
3. L.A. Confidential
2. Mulholland Drive
1. Blade Runner