German Expressionist films,French films,crime dramas,and Post-WWII anxiety helped define Noir. Films often involved a tough male protagonist, a femme fatale, and an unforseen evil.Many consider the black and white films of the 1930s, 40, and 50s to be classic Noir with pieces like The Maltese Falcon (1941). Post/Neo Noir films include Blade Runner (1982)and Dark City (1998).