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Subgenre of crime fiction
Southern noir (also known as rural noir) is a genre of crime fiction set in the American South. It is considered a subgenre of noir fiction and often
Southern_noir
Topics referred to by the same term
Rural noir (fiction), also known as outback noir in Australia, novels with crimes set in rural locations Southern noir, noir fiction set in the Southern United
Noir
American novelist (born 1973)
August 4, 1973, in Newport News, Virginia) is an American author of Southern noir crime fiction. He resides in Gloucester, Virginia on the York River
S._A._Cosby
2020 American film by Antonio Campos
The Devil All the Time is a 2020 American Southern Gothic crime drama film directed by Antonio Campos, from a screenplay co-written with his brother Paulo
The_Devil_All_the_Time_(film)
2026 American superhero series by Oren Uziel
Spider-Noir is an American superhero series developed by Oren Uziel for MGM+ and Prime Video. Based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Spider-Man Noir
Spider-Noir
Subgenre of Gothic fiction
Cain's music has been described as "Southern Gothic Pop." African-American literature American Gothic fiction Southern noir Dark romanticism Ghost story Gothic
Southern_Gothic
2017 film by Martin McDonagh
uncredited appearance as Father Montgomery. While traveling through the Southern United States c. 1998, Martin McDonagh came across a couple of accusatory
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Three_Billboards_Outside_Ebbing,_Missouri
Novel by Gillian Flynn
estranged mother and 13-year-old half-sister. A domestic noir, mystery, psychological thriller, and Southern Gothic novel, it explores femininity, trauma, and
Sharp_Objects
American anthology crime drama TV series
Hugh (January 6, 2014). "Director Cary Fukunaga on Conjuring the Louisiana Noir of "True Detective"". Fast Company. Archived from the original on November
True_Detective
2023 American film by Phillip Noyce
Fast Charlie is a 2023 American independent Southern noir crime thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and written by Richard Wenk, who based his screenplay
Fast_Charlie
2023 novel by S.A. Cosby
2023 Southern noir thriller novel written by S. A. Cosby and published by Flatiron Books. An African American sheriff, in a small town in southern Virginia
All_the_Sinners_Bleed
American writer (born 1970)
Noir - Akashic Books". Retrieved March 4, 2023. Wang, Lili (Winter 2019). "A Rising Star in the South: An Interview with Tayari Jones". The Southern Quarterly
Tayari_Jones
1955 film by Charles Laughton
The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 American Southern Gothic horror-thriller film directed by Charles Laughton in his sole feature film directorial credit
The_Night_of_the_Hunter
Topics referred to by the same term
of film noir Rural noir may also be used to describe Southern noir This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rural noir. If an
Rural_noir
1990 film by David Lynch
Wild at Heart is a 1990 American Southern Gothic black comedy romantic crime film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1989 novel of the same
Wild_at_Heart_(film)
1986 American neo-noir mystery film by David Lynch
Blue Velvet is a 1986 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by David Lynch. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini
Blue_Velvet_(film)
2018 novel by S. A. Cosby
Angeles Times, described Cosby was "one of the foremost writers of Southern noir". Berry praised Nathan's characterization, noting his brutal physicality
My_Darkest_Prayer
American actor and singer (born 1993)
debut in 2019 with the neowestern The Bygone, and followed it with the Southern noir thriller Rumble Through the Dark in 2023. Phillips was born on April
Graham_Phillips_(actor)
American writer (1897–1962)
writers of American literature, often considered the greatest writer of Southern literature and regarded as one of the most influential and important writers
William_Faulkner
1992 film by Carl Franklin
One False Move is a 1992 American Southern noir crime thriller film directed by Carl Franklin, written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, and starring
One_False_Move
2022 American black comedy film by B. J. Novak
directed by B. J. Novak in his directorial debut. The neo-Western and neo-noir film stars Novak, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron, Lio Tipton, Dove Cameron
Vengeance_(2022_film)
2010 film by Debra Granik
Winter's Bone is a 2010 American Southern Gothic coming-of-age tragedy film directed by Debra Granik. It was adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini from
Winter's_Bone
American author (born 1936)
(2023) The Convict (1985) Jesus Out to Sea (2007) Harbor Lights (2024) "Southern Masters: James Lee Burke". gardenandgun.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017
James_Lee_Burke
2013 American crime drama film by Scott Cooper
Out of the Furnace is a 2013 American rural noir crime drama film directed by Scott Cooper, from a screenplay he cowrote with Brad Ingelsby. Starring Christian
Out_of_the_Furnace
1981 film by Lawrence Kasdan
Body Heat is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan in his directorial debut. It stars William Hurt and
Body_Heat
1997 American crime film
Eye of God is a 1997 crime drama film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson and adapted from his stage play of the same name. It stars Martha Plimpton
Eye_of_God_(film)
1986 film by James Foley
At Close Range is a 1986 American independent rural noir crime thriller film directed by James Foley from a screenplay written by Nicholas Kazan, based
At_Close_Range
2018 novel by Tayari Jones
An American Marriage is a novel by the American author Tayari Jones. It is her fourth novel and was published by Algonquin Books on February 6, 2018. In
An_American_Marriage
1970 novel by James Dickey
Deliverance (1970) is the debut novel of American writer James Dickey, who had previously published poetry. It was adapted into the 1972 film of the same
Deliverance_(novel)
French people born in Colonial Algeria, and their descendants
The Pieds-Noirs (French pronunciation: [pje nwaʁ]; lit. 'black feet'; sing.: Pied-Noir) are an ethno-cultural group of people of French and other European
Pieds-noirs
American psychological thriller TV series
season just gets us to the starting line." The show favors a mix of classic noir and hyper-realism in its look. Cinematographer Jaime Reynoso said, "he never
Bloodline_(TV_series)
2018 American film
Galveston is a 2018 American independent Southern noir crime thriller film directed by Mélanie Laurent in her English-language directorial debut. It is
Galveston_(film)
1967 film by Arthur Penn
University Press. ISBN 0-521-59697-1. Desilet, Gregory (2005). "Modern 'Noir' Melodrama: Bonnie and Clyde". Our Faith in Evil: Melodrama and the Effects
Bonnie_and_Clyde_(film)
1967 film by Norman Jewison
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American Southern Gothic mystery-drama film directed by Norman Jewison, produced by Walter Mirisch, and starring Sidney
In the Heat of the Night (film)
In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(film)
1990 film by Dennis Hopper
The Hot Spot is a 1990 American neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Dennis Hopper, based on the 1953 novel Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams
The_Hot_Spot
American neo-Western crime drama television series
Justified is an American neo-Western/Southern Gothic crime drama television series that premiered on March 16, 2010, on the FX network. Developed by Graham
Justified_(TV_series)
2007 film by Ethan and Joel Coen
Anton Chigurh and the fellow bounty hunter Leonard Smalls. "Crime western noir horror comedy" — Critic Rob Mackie of The Guardian on the many genres he
No_Country_for_Old_Men
2023 film by Nadine Crocker
Desperation Road is a 2023 American action thriller film written by Michael Farris Smith, directed by Nadine Crocker and starring Garrett Hedlund and Mel
Desperation_Road
2018 film by Tim Sutton
Donnybrook (also known as Below the Belt: Brawl at Donnybrook in the United Kingdom) is a 2018 crime drama film written and directed by Tim Sutton, based
Donnybrook_(film)
American television series
Helen Crown Amy Madigan as Scarlett Cunningham The adaptation of the Southern noir novel All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby has Joe Robert Cole as writer
All the Sinners Bleed (TV series)
All_the_Sinners_Bleed_(TV_series)
1996 film by Phil Joanou
Heaven's Prisoners is a 1996 American crime thriller film directed by Phil Joanou and starring Alec Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Mary Stuart Masterson, Teri Hatcher
Heaven's_Prisoners
1983 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Rumble Fish is a 1983 American teen drama noir film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on the 1975 novel Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton, who also
Rumble_Fish
American novelist (1906–1977)
Alain Corneau, with dialogue by French Oulipo writer Georges Pérec. This noir masterpiece set in the grim Paris outskirts features a 16-year-old Marie
Jim_Thompson_(writer)
2021 novel by S. A. Cosby
a spirit of generous abundance and gleeful abandon and, unlike a lot of noir writers, he doesn't shy from operatic emotion. His antiheroes rant, they
Razorblade_Tears
American actor (born 1989)
Wild, Stephi (April 18, 2018). "Triad Stage Presents World Premiere of Southern Noir THE PASSION OF TERESA RAE KING". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved April 19,
Patrick_Ball_(actor)
Novel by Donald Ray Pollock
Doubleday. Its plot follows disparate characters in post-World War II Southern Ohio and West Virginia, including a disturbed war veteran, a husband and
The Devil All the Time (novel)
The_Devil_All_the_Time_(novel)
Novel by Cormac McCarthy
; Luce, Dianne C. (January 1, 1999). Perspectives on Cormac McCarthy (Southern Quarterly Series). Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi
Outer_Dark
1984 film by Joel and Ethan Coen
Blood Simple is a 1984 American independent neo-noir crime film written, edited, produced and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring John Getz,
Blood_Simple
American short story writer
revising, hunting, or fishing." His writing is often considered part of the southern “grit lit” movement that includes writers Harry Crews, Barry Hannah, and
Breece_D'J_Pancake
American crime drama television series (2017–2022)
Ozark is an American crime drama television series created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams for Netflix and produced by MRC Television and Aggregate Films
Ozark_(TV_series)
1981 film by Bob Rafelson
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1981 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson and written by David Mamet (in his screenwriting
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)
The_Postman_Always_Rings_Twice_(1981_film)
Crime films with cynical atmosphere
A film noir (/nwɑːr/; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a Hollywood crime drama film that emphasizes cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally
Film_noir
2013 American film
A Single Shot is a 2013 American independent Southern noir crime thriller film directed by David M. Rosenthal and written by Matthew F. Jones, based on
A_Single_Shot
Crime film by Miles Doleac
The Hollow is a 2016 American Southern noir crime film written, produced and directed by Miles Doleac. It stars James Callis, Doleac, Christiane Seidel
The_Hollow_(2016_film)
1958 film by Arthur Ripley
Thunder Road is a 1958 American Southern Gothic film noir directed by Arthur Ripley and written by James Atlee Phillips and Walter Wise, who based the
Thunder_Road_(1958_film)
1948 film noir crime drama
Key Largo is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson and Lauren Bacall. The supporting
Key_Largo_(film)
Red wine grape variety
Great Southern, Tasmania, and Yarra Valley in Australia; and the Central Otago, Martinborough, and Marlborough wine regions of New Zealand. Pinot noir is
Pinot_noir
1991 film directed by Lili Fini Zanuck
Rush is a 1991 American neo noir crime drama film directed by Lili Fini Zanuck and based on a novel written by Kim Wozencraft. It stars Jennifer Jason
Rush_(1991_film)
1986 film by Jim Jarmusch
by Law (Italian: Daunbailò) is a 1986 American independent Southern Gothic neo-beat noir comedy film. It was written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, and
Down_by_Law_(film)
1948 novel by William Faulkner
teenagers and a spinster from a long-established Southern family. It was written as Faulkner's response as a Southern writer to the racial problems facing the
Intruder_in_the_Dust
2017 novel by Attica Locke
Bluebird, Bluebird is a 2017 novel by Attica Locke. Its main character is an African-American Texas Ranger, Darren Matthews, from the eastern part of the
Bluebird,_Bluebird
1949 film by Clarence Brown
Intruder in the Dust is a 1949 American Southern Gothic film noir directed by Clarence Brown and written by Ben Maddow, who adapted his screenplay from
Intruder_in_the_Dust_(film)
2020 noir mystery novel by S.A. Cosby
Blacktop Wasteland is a noir mystery novel written by S.A. Cosby and published in July 2020 by Flatiron Books. Beauregard "Bug" Montage is a hardworking
Blacktop_Wasteland
American writer (born 1974)
Attica Locke (born 1974 in Houston, Texas) is an American fiction author and writer/producer for television and film. Locke graduated from Northwestern
Attica_Locke
1975 film by Stuart Rosenberg
The Drowning Pool is a 1975 American neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Anthony
The_Drowning_Pool_(film)
American author
País called his work about adventures in the mountains of Georgia "country noir". Il Giornale also wrote about his work. The HuffPost interviewed him in
Brian_Panowich
Subgenre of crime fiction
Noir fiction (or roman noir; in French, literally, "black novel") is a genre of crime fiction marked by darkness in theme and subject matter, generally
Noir_fiction
1960 novel by Flannery O'Connor
The Violent Bear It Away is a 1960 Southern Gothic novel by American author Flannery O'Connor. It is the second and final novel that she published. The
The_Violent_Bear_It_Away
2002 debut novel by Tayari Jones
and the people in it. This has led her contemporaries to consider her a Southern writer, a label that she does not reject but recognizes it as one part
Leaving_Atlanta
American writer (born 1954)
and the New York Times regularly posted his election dispatches from southern Ohio throughout the 2008 campaign. The Devil All the Time, his first novel
Donald_Ray_Pollock
1934 crime novel by James M. Cain
American film version, released in 1946, is regarded as an important film noir. The story owes a clear debt to Émile Zola's 1868 novel Thérèse Raquin, which
The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
The_Postman_Always_Rings_Twice_(novel)
1950 film by Elia Kazan
Panic in the Streets is a 1950 American medical-themed film noir thriller directed by Elia Kazan and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was shot exclusively
Panic_in_the_Streets_(film)
1996 novel by Daniel Woodrell
Give Us a Kiss, originally titled Give Us a Kiss: A Country Noir, is a 1996 novel by Daniel Woodrell. Crime novelist Doyle Redmond leaves California and
Give_Us_a_Kiss
2014 American film
Cold in July is a 2014 American independent Southern Gothic crime thriller film directed by Jim Mickle, written by Mickle and Nick Damici, and starring
Cold_in_July_(film)
2011 film by William Friedkin
Killer Joe is a 2011 American independent Southern Gothic black comedy crime film directed by William Friedkin. The screenplay by Tracy Letts is based
Killer_Joe_(film)
1952 crime novel by Jim Thompson
Jim Thompson. In the introduction to the anthology Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s, it is described as "one of the most blistering and uncompromising
The_Killer_Inside_Me
1994 American film
China Moon is a 1994 American neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by John Bailey and starring Ed Harris, Madeleine Stowe and Benicio del Toro. It
China_Moon
1965 mystery novel by John Ball
In the Heat of the Night is a 1965 detective novel which won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel for author John Ball. The novel is the basis of the iconic
In the Heat of the Night (novel)
In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(novel)
2015 novel by Attica Locke
Pleasantville is a 2015 mystery thriller novel by Attica Locke. It is a sequel to her debut novel Black Water Rising (2009). In 1996, Houston attorney
Pleasantville_(novel)
1986 film by Jim McBride
The Big Easy is a 1986 American neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Jim McBride and written by Daniel Petrie Jr. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Ellen
The_Big_Easy_(film)
American crime drama television series
Quarry is an American neo-noir crime drama television series based on the novels of Max Allan Collins about a hired assassin. An eight-episode first season
Quarry_(TV_series)
2019 novel by Attica Locke
September 2019). "Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke review – compelling Texas noir". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 May 2025. Specht, Mary Helen
Heaven,_My_Home
American writer (born 1958)
comic book collection edited by Michael Chabon, and another in the anthology Noir. He has written episodes for the TV series True Blood and Weeds. Chris Offutt
Chris_Offutt
American novelist (1941–2012)
hitman to kill a nosy teenager, Twilight is Gay's most straightforward Southern Gothic novel. Gay's stories have been anthologized extensively, and as
William_Gay_(author)
2009 novel by Attica Locke
Black Water Rising is a 2009 mystery thriller novel by Attica Locke. Its sequel is titled Pleasantville (2015). In 1981, Jay Porter, a Black personal injury
Black_Water_Rising
Novel written by James Lee Burke
Heaven's Prisoners is a crime novel written by James Lee Burke and published by Simon & Schuster in 1988. The fictional work follows Dave Robicheaux, a
Heaven's_Prisoners_(novel)
American novelist
College. In 2014 her second novel Long Man won the Willie Morris Award for Southern Literature. It was a Washington Post Top Book of 2014 and was named one
Amy_Greene
1996 TV series or program
Don't Look Back is a 1996 American Southern noir crime thriller television film directed by Geoff Murphy from a screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom
Don't_Look_Back_(1996_film)
American journalist and author (born 1970)
an American author and journalist, best known for his novels set in the southern United States. Atkins was born in Troy, Alabama and lived in cities including
Ace_Atkins
1948 film by Frank Borzage
Moonrise is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Borzage starring Dane Clark, Gail Russell and Ethel Barrymore. It is based on the 1946
Moonrise_(film)
American novelist (1953–2025)
and one collection of short stories. Woodrell coined the phrase "country noir" to describe his 1996 novel Give Us a Kiss. Reviewers have frequently since
Daniel_Woodrell
American novelist
is an early example of what Daniel Woodrell identifies as "country noir", or a noir novel with a rural setting. James Ross was born in rural Stanly County
James_Ross_(American_author)
1964 crime novel by Jim Thompson
Marche, Stephen (September 26, 2012). "Bad Sheriff: Murder, Lies And Southern Fried Catfish". NPR. Retrieved May 8, 2015. "Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson
Pop._1280
1987 novel by James Lee Burke
The Neon Rain is a crime novel by James Lee Burke, the first in a series featuring the fictional detective Dave Robicheaux. While fishing on a back country
The_Neon_Rain
1941 film by Jean Renoir
Swamp Water is a 1941 American Southern Gothic film noir directed by Jean Renoir and starring Walter Brennan, Walter Huston and Anne Baxter. Based on
Swamp_Water
1970 film by William Wyler
The Liberation of L.B. Jones is a 1970 American neo-noir film directed by William Wyler, his final project in a career that spanned 45 years. The screenplay
The_Liberation_of_L.B._Jones
2012 novel by Attica Locke
The Cutting Season is a 2012 mystery thriller novel by Attica Locke. Caren Gray is manager of Belle Vie, a historic antebellum plantation in Baton Rouge
The_Cutting_Season
American novelist
Tillie Olsen Award for Creative Writing (The Weight Of This World) 2019 Southern Book Prize (The Line That Held Us) 2019 St. Francis College Literary Prize
David_Joy_(author)
1996 American TV series or program
Moonshine Highway is a 1996 American thriller-drama made-for-TV-movie written, produced, and directed by Andy Armstrong. It stars Kyle MacLachlan, Randy
Moonshine_Highway
2016 young adult novel by Nic Stone
Dear Martin, published in 2018 by Crown Publishing Group, is an adult novel by Nic Stone. It is Stone's debut novel, written as a reaction to the murder
Dear_Martin
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