The Big Noirvember: A Film Noir Challenge for 2025 by SavageBob
This is my second year participating in this awesome challenge. I started off strong last year, but then I fell behind and never recovered. However, just like our favourite noir protagonists, I've dusted myself off and I'll try harder this time, because in this cold, dark, cynical world, that's all we can do. Unfortunately for me there's no Barbara Stanwyck at the end, but I guess watching 30 films (28 first time watches) in a month is the next best thing.
Current Progress: 25/30
1. Random number generator: Generate a number between 1941–1958 and watch a noir from that year. (Alternative: Increase the range up as far as you…
The Big Noirvember: A Film Noir Challenge for 2025 by SavageBob
This is my second year participating in this awesome challenge. I started off strong last year, but then I fell behind and never recovered. However, just like our favourite noir protagonists, I've dusted myself off and I'll try harder this time, because in this cold, dark, cynical world, that's all we can do. Unfortunately for me there's no Barbara Stanwyck at the end, but I guess watching 30 films (28 first time watches) in a month is the next best thing.
Current Progress: 25/30
1. Random number generator: Generate a number between 1941–1958 and watch a noir from that year. (Alternative: Increase the range up as far as you like to include neo-noirs.)
2. Boxing noir
3. A noir focused on a sport other than boxing (note that this linked list includes boxing and non-boxing noirs, so you'll have to be a bit picky)
4. Horror noir
5. Eastern Bloc noir
6. Bush noir: a noir from Australia
7. Named for a place you'd like to visit
8. Named for a place you've already been
9. Queer-coded noir
10. Noir that passes the Bechdel test
11. Directed by Anthony Mann
12. Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
13. Starring Ida Lupino
14. Starring Burt Lancaster
15. Written by or based on work by James M. Cain
16. Written by or based on work by Muriel Roy Bolton or Muriel Box
17. Studio: United Artists
18. Studio: Columbia Pictures
19. Studio: Allied Artists Pictures
20. Featured on the Pods Against Tomorrow podcast
21. Featured on the Tipping My Fedora podcast
22. Cinematography by Elwood Bredell
23. Set Decoration by Russell A. Gausman
24. Watch a noir with a full sentence for a title.
25. A film noir parody or comedy
26. A film noir musical
27. An erotic thriller or a sleazy noir
28. A noir with a salacious tagline
29. Holiday noir
30. Any film noir on your watchlist
Don't like a category? Do Prompt 30 as many times as you like.
