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More movies like this?

posted 9 years ago by Polygraph
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Can anyone recommend more movies like Chinatown, or something stylistically comparable? What I mean by this, is a genre that I like to call "modern set piece" - i.e. something taking place in more or less recent times (preferably between 1920 and 1950) with a good eye for historical details (clothing, cars, technology etc.) and an intrigueing and complex storyline.
It doesn´t necessarily have to be within the crime/mistery- genre - anything that takes place in that era and tells a good story would be appreciated (but, naturally, no war movies).

Just to give you two examples of what I am talking about - two movies that I have seen recently, that more or less fulfill said criteria are "LA Confidential" and "The Changeling" (2008).

What are your recommendations?

[–] Maniac_In_Black 8 years ago

Everyone else has made great suggestions, but seems as if no one mentioned Vertigo. Very similar film and in my opinion, a better mystery that is almost impossible to predict. Glad somebody mentioned Once Upon a Time In America though, one of my favorites with a great score.

Millers crossing, another good mention.

[–] Robbmonster 8 years ago

I don't know if you are still looking, but you could certainly go back and check out some of the 'genuine' film noir from between about 1940 and 1960. Many of them had interesting, complex little stories and were efficient in their storytelling. Most ran under 90 minutes, quite different to the bloated running times we have these days.

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