film noirnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑːr/us/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑːr/a style of film, usually about crime, that presents the world as being unpleasant, strange, or cruel
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Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- anime
- blockbuster
- cyberpunk
- epic
- epigram
- epistle
- hagiography
- hokum
- indie
- lampoon
- mystery
- noir
- pap
- pastiche
- pastoral
- prose
- saga
- satire
- the big screen 1
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