Neo Noir

- "Neo-Noir" is a term often applied to films made after the classic period. It is the modern trend of incorporating aspects of film noir into movies of other genres.

- These films usually incorporate both thematic elements, such as the character trapped in a situation and making choices out of desperation or nihilistic moral systems, and visual elements, such as low-key lighting.

- The cynical, pessimistic worldview of films noirs strongly influenced the creators of the cyberpunk genre of science fiction in the early 1980s.

- Examples: Blade Runner, L.A. Confidential, The Man Who Wasn't There, Reservoir Dogs, Blue Velvet, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, Memento