8 Reasons Why 'Sunset Boulevard' is The Best Film Noir of All Time

Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard is recognized as one of the greatest films of all time and a beloved entry in the classic film noir genre by the majority of classic cinema fans. The film stars William Holden as an aspiring screenwriter, Joe Gillis, who meets a former silent film star, Norma Desmond, played by Gloria Swanson, who hires Gillis to write a script for her that would mark her comeback to the silver screen. As Desmond provides Gillis with affection and expensive gifts, her admiration gradually grows into a dangerous obsession that comes with deadly consequences.