Collider has published a ranked list of the ten greatest neo-noir films of the 1990s, a decade the outlet identifies as the genre's biggest boom, drawing on both independent filmmakers and established studios. The piece traces neo-noir's evolution from 1960s films like Point Blank through 1970s classics such as Chinatown and Taxi Driver to the neon-tinged 1980s, before arguing the 1990s produced the richest crop, with some directors contributing more than one entry to the wider genre.

Only the top two entries are detailed in the excerpt: Bound (1996), the Wachowskis' directorial debut starring Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon as lovers who plot to steal mob money, notable for its explicit LGBTQ themes and cinematography by future Matrix collaborator Bill Pope; and Lost Highway (1997), David Lynch's surreal noir-horror hybrid that was once dismissed but has since been reappraised following the success of Mulholland Drive. The remaining eight films on the countdown are not included in the available text.