Noir (or noire) is the French word for

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Arts, entertainment, and media

Genres

Film noir Film noir (; ) is a style of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Crime film, crime dramas that emphasizes cynicism (contemporary), cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of Ameri ...

, a film genre **

Rural noir (film) Film noir (; ) is a style of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Crime film, crime dramas that emphasizes cynicism (contemporary), cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of Ameri ...

, also known as outback noir in Australia, films and TV series with crimes set in rural locations *

Noir fiction Noir fiction (or roman noir) is a subgenre of crime fiction. Definition Noir denotes a marked darkness in theme and subject matter, generally featuring a disturbing mixture of sex and violence. While related to and frequently confused with ...

, a literary subgenre of crime fiction ** Rural noir (fiction), also known as outback noir in Australia, novels with crimes set in rural locations **

Southern noir Southern noir is a genre of crime fiction set in the American South. It is considered a subgenre of noir fiction and often deals with themes related to poverty, racism, and violence. Terminology Southern noir is sometimes also called "rural no ...

, noir fiction set in the Southern United States *

Nordic noir Nordic noir, also known as Scandinavian noir, is a literary genre, genre of crime fiction usually written from a police point of view and set in Scandinavia or the Nordic countries. Nordic noir often employs plain language, avoiding metaphor, and ...

, noir fiction, TV series, and films set in the Nordic countries * Folk noir, a music genre

Games

* ''

Discworld Noir ''Discworld Noir'' is a 1999 adventure game developed by Perfect Entertainment and published by GT Interactive. The game is set in Terry Pratchett's satirical ''Discworld'' universe, and follows its first and only private investigator as he is ...

'', a 1999 video game by GT Interactive

Music

* Noir (band), a South Korean boy band which debuted in 2018 * Noir, a poetic/techno music duo comprising

Georg Kajanus Georg Johan Tjegodiev Kajanus (also Tchegodaieff; born 9 February 1946) is a Norwegian composer and pop musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the British pop group Sailor. Early years Kajanus was born on 9 February 1946, in ...

and Tim Dry * ''Noir'' (Callisto album), 2006 * ''Noir'' (William Control album), 2010 * ''Noir'' (BSBD album), 2011 * ''Noir'' (B.A.P album), 2016 * ''Noir'' (Smino album), 2018 * "Noir" (song), released by Sunmi in 2019

Fictional characters

* Noir, alias of Ray Balzac Courland in ''

Gorgeous Carat is a ''yaoi'' manga series written and illustrated by You Higuri. The series is about the relationship between a man from a poor noble family and a master thief during the Victorian Era in France. Characters Main characters Florian F ...

'' manga * Noir, a character in the video game '' La Pucelle: Tactics'' (2002) * Noire, a character in the video game ''Fire Emblem: Awakening'' (2012) * Noire, a character in the video game series ''

Hyperdimension Neptunia is a series of role-playing video games produced by Compile Heart and Idea Factory, which revolves around and parodies the real-life video gaming industry and other forms of Japanese culture. The series has also branched off into a manga, li ...

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Black Noir Black Noir is the name of three characters from the comic book series '' The Boys'', created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and the television series and franchise of the same name, developed by Eric Kripke. In both the comic and televisi ...

, a character in the comic and TV series ''The Boys'' * Cat Noir, the superhero identity of Adrien Agreste in ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' *

Guy Noir Guy Noir is a fictional private detective regularly featured on the former public radio show ''A Prairie Home Companion''. Voiced by Garrison Keillor, the character parodies the conventions of hardboiled fiction and the film noir genre. Guy ...

, a fictional private detective in ''A Prairie Home Companion'' radio show * Jack Noir, a character in the webcomic ''

Homestuck ''Homestuck'' is an Internet fiction series created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie. The fourth and best-known of Hussie's four ''MS Paint Adventures'', it originally ran from April 13, 2009, to April 13, 2016. Though normally describ ...

'' * Madame Noir, a character in the ''

Ressha Sentai ToQger is a Japanese television series, a Tokusatsu drama of the 38th installment in Toei Company's ''Super Sentai'' metaseries, following '' Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger''. It aired on TV Asahi affiliates from February 16, 2014 to February 15, 2015, repl ...

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Spider-Man Noir Spider-Man Noir (Peter Parker), often referred to as Spider-Noir, Spider-Man, or simply Noir, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Part of the Marvel Noir universe (Earth-90214), this alternate version of ...

, a Marvel comic book character *

Vince Noir ''The Mighty Boosh'' is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Recurring characters from the television series, the radio series, and the various stage shows are listed below. Most of the recurring charac ...

, a fictional character in the BBC television comedy ''The Mighty Boosh'' * Noir (ノワール), the main antagonist in the anime series '' Kirakira PreCure a la Mode'' * Noir Stardia, the main protagonist in the anime series ''

The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Meguru Seto and illustrated by Note Takehana. It began serialization online in January 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by K ...

'' * Noir, codename of Haru Okumura in the role-playing game ''Persona 5''

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Noir'' (film), a 2015 Canadian film * ''Noir'' (novel), a 1998 novel by K. W. Jeter * ''Noir'' (TV series), a 2001 Japanese anime television series about a pair of female assassins * '' Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics'', a 2009 black-and-white crime comics anthology * '' Noir: A Shadowy Thriller'', a 1996 video game by Cyberdreams

Places

Noire River (Ottawa River tributary) The Noire River (also known as the Black River or ''Rivière Noire'' in French) is a river in western Quebec, Canada. It runs in a south-eastern direction into the Ottawa River at Waltham, Quebec. It is named after the dark colour of its water ('' ...

, in the Outaouais region of Quebec * Noire River, a tributary of the

Yamaska River The Yamaska River (, ) is a Drainage basin, river in southern Quebec, Canada. Sourcing water within the Eastern Townships, it ends its journey in Lake Saint Pierre, Lake Saint-Pierre where it is a tributary to the Saint Lawrence River; altoget ...

in Eastern Townships area, Quebec

Other uses

* Noir (fashion), a Danish luxury fashion brand * Noir (surname), people with the surname *

Notice of Intent to Revoke A Notice of Intent to Revoke (NOIR) is a communication sent by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to a petitioner about a previously approved petition, telling him or her that the USCIS intends to revoke the petition, along with ...

(NOIR), a notice by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services *

Bugatti La Voiture Noire The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engine two-seater sports car designed and developed in Germany by Bugatti Engineering GmbH. It was manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The successor to the ...

, a Bugatti Chiron mid-engine two-seater sports car