on 11/6/2023, 1:54 pm
An article such as this could probably be turned into a long-running series by the Flickering Myth folks, given the massive amount of neo-noir that either went straight to video or found its way there after only a very brief run in theaters.
Here's a summary of the films, with their IMDB ratings and some notations regarding where they are available to be seen:
MALONE aka GIVE ‘EM HELL MALONE (2009) 5.8 Thomas Jane streaming on Amazon Prime
SCORNED (1993) 5.1 Shannon Tweed, Andrew Stevens
PAYBACK (1955) 5.7 C. Thomas Howell, Joan Severance
CYPHER (2002) 6.7 Jeremy Northam, Lucy Lui streaming on Amazon Prime
THE BOONDOCK SAINTS (1999) 7.7 Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flannery various streaming sources
COVER-UP (1994) 4.4 Dolph Lundgren
THE BUTCHER (2009) 5.5 Eric Roberts various streaming sources
SHADE (2003) 6.3 Sylvester Stallone, Gabriel Byrne, Jamie Foxx various streaming sources
BOOGIE BOY (1998) 5.0 Mark Dascasos, Emily Lloyd, Michael Peña various streaming sources
UNTIL DEATH (2007) 5.7 Jean-Claude Van Damme, Stephen Rea
I'll have to check Mike's lists to see if these appear there...given his penchant for thoroughness, I'm figuring that 8 or 9 out of 10 will turn up there.
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