THEME EXPLORATION

betrayal and murder

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Stranger Came Home
The Stranger Came Home
1954 · Terence Fisher
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Father
The Father
2019 · Jamal Hill
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male
1956 · Julien Duvivier
Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1982 · Sidney Lumet
Hamles
Hamles
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
The Killers
The Killers
1946 · Robert Siodmak
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
A Fool And A Hater
A Fool And A Hater
1959 · Yannis Dalianidis
Bay of Blood
Bay of Blood
1971 · Mario Bava
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Zhang Yimou
F/X 2
F/X 2
1991 · Richard Franklin
Ace Attorney
Ace Attorney
2012 · Takashi Miike
All of a Sudden
All of a Sudden
1996 · Herman Yau
Bloodline
Bloodline
1979 · Terence Young
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1990 · Frank Darabont
Detective in the Bar
Detective in the Bar
2013 · Hajime Hashimoto
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
2004 · Paco Plaza
The City of Violence
The City of Violence
2006 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Master of psychological thriller who obsessively explored betrayal and murder through unreliable protagonists and twisted moral complexities.

 Billy Wilder Austria-United States

Crafted morally ambiguous narratives centered on deception and murder, most notably in 'Double Indemnity' and 'Sunset Boulevard'.

 David Fincher United States

Contemporary master of dark psychological narratives that meticulously dissect betrayal, murder, and the darkness within intimate relationships.