Noirvember is back at the Coolidge this year

Hard-boiled antiheroes and seductive femme fatales. Haunting shadows and rain-drenched streets. Stunning black & white cinematography. All of these are among the hallmarks of film noir, a term coined by French film critics in the mid-1940s to describe the burgeoning crop of films that took a hard-edged look at moral complexities and shattered dreams of postwar life in America.

In this series, we’ll take a look at some of the seminal films that emerged from this movement, as well as the visually stunning (and equally morally complex) reimaginings of the genre that took place in the waning years of the 20th century.

What's on

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Barbara Stanwyck Sticker

In honor of the series, we've got new vinyl stickers for sale featuring Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity! Stop by concessions to purchase your very own piece of Noirvember sticker, designed by Alex Kittle.

This Week

  • The new film from director Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, Decision to Leave) and based on Donald E. Westlake's novel The Ax

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  • A work of staggering imagination from visionary Chinese director Bi Gan (Long Day’s Journey Into Night).

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  • A new film from Bradley Cooper, starring Will Arnett and Laura Dern.

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  • From Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, starring Jessie Buckley, and Paul Mescal. 

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  • The new movie from master filmmaker  Kleber Mendonça Filho starring, Wagner Moura in a career-defining performance. 

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  • Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus. 

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  • The eagerly-awaited new film from Jim Jarmusch, winner of the Golden Lion Best Film prize at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.

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  • Winner, Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize, 2025 Venice Film Festival

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  • Terrence Malick's feature directorial debut, starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek.

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  • When the lights go out, the knife goes in.

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  • Furiosa and Fury Road Double Feature

    Survive the wastelands and reach what awaits in Valhalla!

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  • Pre-film seminar by Jonathan Foltz, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Cinema & Media Studies Program at Boston University.

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  • Boston's one and only open mic night for filmmakers!

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  • In this course, we’ll sweep through the history of American journalists on film, as taught by Judi Freeman.

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  • A raw and unflinching portrait of survival, sexuality, and self-invention, marking the directorial debut of Kristen Stewart

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  • Introduced by Dr. Michelle Putnam is the Director of the Gerontology Institute & Professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

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  • From filmmaker Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, starring Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried. 

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  • Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement.

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