THEME EXPLORATION

crime and deception

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Departed
The Departed
2006 · Martin Scorsese
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait
1995 · Bertrand Tavernier
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
A Very Clever Guy
A Very Clever Guy
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
TransSiberian
TransSiberian
2008 · Brad Anderson
Skiptrace
Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin
A War Named Desire
A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Gangstas
Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Gong Tau
Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau
Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield
Gatao: The Last Stray
Gatao: The Last Stray
2021 · Chiang Jui-chih
Hugas
Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
Shaan
Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
The Italian Connection
The Italian Connection
1972 · Fernando Di Leo
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher
White Lies
White Lies
1998 · Pierre Salvadori
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Glenn Ficarra U.S.

Crafts irreverent comedies blending crime narratives with romantic entanglement and moral ambiguity.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulously crafted films like Se7en, Zodiac, and Gone Girl dissect criminal psychology and deception with obsessive precision and moral ambiguity.

 Brian De Palma United States

A master of psychological thrillers and crime narratives who explores voyeurism, betrayal, and elaborate deceptions through stylized visual storytelling.