THEME EXPLORATION

criminal obsession

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Satan’s Brew
Satan’s Brew
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Gun
Gun
1997 · Robert Altman
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
Stolen Face
Stolen Face
1952 · Terence Fisher
Uncut Gems
Uncut Gems
2019 · Josh Safdie
My Secret Cache
My Secret Cache
1997 · Shinobu Yaguchi
Suzhou River
Suzhou River
2000 · Lou Ye
Princess Sakura
Princess Sakura
2013 · Hajime Hashimoto
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like *Zodiac* and *Gone Girl* obsessively explore the psychological depths of criminal minds and the investigators consumed by pursuing them.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

*Prisoners* and *Sicario* meticulously examine how the hunt for criminals and justice can become an all-consuming obsession that corrupts those pursuing it.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His unsettling films like *Funny Games* and *Cache* dissect the pathological obsessions underlying criminal behavior and viewer complicity with disturbing precision.