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'''Film noir''' - [[French]] for "dark film" - is a [[movie|cinematic]] term used to describe a motion picture stylized to create a mood of moral ambiguity.  "Good guys" are often inseparable from "bad guys," good may not always win, and the purported "hero" of the film may not be a likable character.  While ''film noir'' was applied in early [[Hollywood]] without this problem, in modern times, ''film noir'' pictures often include sexuality, nudity, and characteristics that make the films not family-friendly.  Realistic, rather than glorified, depiction of [[violence]] has always been characteristic of ''film noir'' technique.

'''Film noir''' - [[French]] for "dark film" - is a [[movie|cinematic]] term used to describe a motion picture stylized to create a mood of moral ambiguity.  "Good guys" are often inseparable from "bad guys," good may not always win, and the purported "hero" of the film may not be a likable character.  While ''film noir'' was applied in early [[Hollywood]] without this problem, in modern times, ''film noir'' pictures often include sexuality, nudity, and characteristics that make the films not family-friendly.  Realistic, rather than glorified, depiction of [[violence]] has always been characteristic of ''film noir'' technique. They usually take place in the 1920s-1950s.

 

Recurring characters in film noirs include [[mob]]sters, [[law enforcement]] officials (including [[police officer]]s, detectives, [[spies]], and [[bounty hunter]]s), and [[seduction|seductresses]]. They usually take place in urban areas of the [[Midwest]]ern and [[northeast]]ern states, as well as [[California]], [[Florida]], [[Las Vegas]], [[Seattle]], or [[Portland]]. However, they can sometimes take place in small towns, much like [[western (movie genre)|westerns]].

Examples, without spoilers, are:

Examples, without spoilers, are: