(uncountable, film) A genre of film, science-fiction film-noir cinema. / (uncountable, fiction, by extension) A genre of fiction, thematically like that of the film genre.

plural of tech noir

(film, uncountable) A subgenre that closely imitates or recreates the aesthetics and tropes of the classical noirs. / (countable, film) A work that closely imitates the classical noirs.

Scottish hard-boiled crime fiction

plural of Nordic noir

(film, uncountable) A subgenre of film noir, set (and usually produced) in Scandinavia; typified by psychologically complex storylines involving the investigation of cruel or brutal crime, as well as heavy use of stark landscapes, pathetic fallacy and grinding realism.

plural of Scandinavian noir

plural of Scandi noir

plural of Scandi-noir

(film, uncountable) Synonym of Nordic noir (“subgenre of film noir”). / (film, countable) Synonym of Nordic noir (“film or show of this subgenre”).