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film noir

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
film noir /-ˈnwɑɚ/ noun
plural films noir /ˌfɪlmzˈnwɑɚ/
film noir
/-ˈnwɑɚ/
noun
plural films noir /ˌfɪlmzˈnwɑɚ/
Britannica Dictionary definition of FILM NOIR
[count]
: a movie about crime that uses dark shadows and lighting to show the complicated moral nature of the subject
also [noncount] : this style of film