The document discusses the genre of film noir, providing examples of classic and modern films that fall into this category. Some key characteristics of film noir include flawed protagonists, femme fatales, and stories centered around crime and mystery. Two films highlighted are Detour from 1945, about a hitchhiker who takes over a dead man's identity, and Shutter Island from 2010, where two marshals investigate the disappearance of an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.