film noir (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters
examples film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s
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Hypernym movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
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Hyponym movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick

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