Chinatown
The classic film noir about LA
in the 30s. This is my favorite
movie of all time! Starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.

See also: The Two Jakes
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L.A. Confidential
Another great film noir classic
of recent vintage, set in 40s
Hollywood. Starring Russell
Crowe, Kevin Spacey, and Kim
Basinger. Read my review.
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Pulp Fiction
Great, fun gangster movie
about L.A. in the 90s, starring
John Travolta in his comeback
role, along with Bruce Willis
and Samuel L. Jackson.
Read my review.
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2 Days in the Valley
Fun crime drama set
in the LA valley in the 90s,
starring psycho James Spader
and a great cast, including
Charlize Theron's film debut.
Read my review.

See also: Valley Girl
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Barton Fink
A great film by the Coen
Brothers about a struggling
writer in 1930s Hollywood. Very
dark and a bit weird at times.
Read my review.

See also: The Big Lebowski
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Double Indemnity
The granddaddy of all film noir. Starring Fred MacMurray and
Barbara Stanwyck and directed
by Billy Wilder. Classic stuff.

See also: Sunset Boulevard
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Go
Dark comedy with 3 subplots
involving a drug deal gone bad,
a rave party, a wild night in
Vegas, and a couple of gay
cops. Wild, funny stuff.
Read my review.

See also: Swingers by the same director (Doug Liman).
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