THEME EXPLORATION

amateur detective work

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Guy Ritchie
A New Love in Tokyo
A New Love in Tokyo
1994 · Banmei Takahashi
Vivement dimanche!
Vivement dimanche!
1983 · François Truffaut
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
1996 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls
2011 · Ron Underwood
Gumshoe
Gumshoe
1971 · Stephen Frears
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Untitled
Untitled
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
35 rhums
35 rhums
2008 · Claire Denis
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Black Robe
Black Robe
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Blood Orange
Blood Orange
1953 · Terence Fisher
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Fruit Punch
Fruit Punch
1991 · Clara Law
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij
1975 · Ritwik Ghatak
Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death
1989 · Alfonso Cuarón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

His films consistently feature ordinary people drawn into mystery-solving situations where they must investigate crimes or uncover secrets to survive.

 David Fincher United States

He specializes in complex narratives where protagonists must piece together clues and conduct their own investigations to uncover truth in films like Gone Girl and Zodiac.

 Ari Aster United States

His films feature characters conducting personal investigations into mysterious circumstances, gradually uncovering disturbing truths through observation and detective work.