Dark film genre of crime & hardboiled detectives

noun

1. Crime fiction featuring hard-boiled cynical characters and bleak sleazy settings

   "an example of classic noir"

2. Film noir

   "a comedy dressed in the trappings of an edgy noir"

adjective

1. Having a bleak and darkly cynical quality of the kind associated with hard-boiled crime fiction and film noir

   "a noir thriller"

noun

1. Butter heated until brown or black and often flavored with vinegar or lemon juice

noun

1. Coffee without milk or cream

noun

1. A type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music

noun

1. A dry red wine produced from the same grape as French burgundy