film noir film making • film over · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · film noir · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters. Synonyms: film noir. Example: "Film noir was applied by french critics to describe american thriller or detective films in the 1940s." · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072