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films noirs

films noirs is the plural of film noir.

Meaning of film noir

Noun

film noir (countable and uncountable, plural film noirs or films noirs)

  1. (uncountable) A film genre characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical or desperate characters.
    • During this period his own films were being studied alongside classic film noir together with European arthouse cinema and the works of directors from around the world.2017, Ian Brookes, Film Noir: A Critical Introduction, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN
  2. (countable) An individual film in this genre.

Questions about films noirs

What is films noirs the plural of?
Films noirs is the plural of film noir.

Words near films noirs in the dictionary

  1. filmology
  2. Filmore
  3. Filmores
  4. films
  5. films blancs
  6. films noirs
  7. films out
  8. filmscript
  9. filmscripts
  10. filmset
  11. filmsets

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