THEME EXPLORATION

Murder investigation

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
The Dark Mirror
The Dark Mirror
1946 · Robert Siodmak
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
1990 · David Lynch
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953 · Luchino Visconti
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
Dernier atout
Dernier atout
1942 · Jacques Becker
Face the Music
Face the Music
1954 · Terence Fisher
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Le voci di dentro
Le voci di dentro
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
The Motive
The Motive
2004 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
4th Period Mystery
4th Period Mystery
2009 · Sang-yong Lee
Angel
Angel
1982 · Neil Jordan
Blood Rain
Blood Rain
2005 · Kim Dae-seung
Design of Death
Design of Death
2012 · Guan Hu
The Hypnotist
The Hypnotist
2012 · Lasse Hallström
Varg Veum - Fallen Angels
Varg Veum - Fallen Angels
2008 · Morten Tyldum
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

Masterfully constructs intricate murder investigation narratives with obsessive attention to procedural detail and psychological complexity, as exemplified by Zodiac and Gone Girl.

 Alfred Hitchcock UK

Pioneer of the murder mystery thriller who elevated investigation narratives through suspenseful storytelling and moral ambiguity in films like Psycho and Rope.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Deconstructs murder investigations through a lens of social inequality and class conflict, creating darkly compelling mysteries in Memories of Murder and Parasite.