THEME EXPLORATION

criminal violence

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gun
Gun
1997 · Robert Altman
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls
1997 · Spike Lee
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Free Fire
Free Fire
2017 · Ben Wheatley
Capitaine X
Capitaine X
1994 · Jan Kounen
Vikramarkudu
Vikramarkudu
2006 · S. S. Rajamouli
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
Scary Movie
Scary Movie
2026 · Michael Tiddes
Scream 7
Scream 7
2026 · Kevin Williamson
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and Casino provide unflinching psychological explorations of crime's allure, consequences, and moral corruption.

 David Fincher USA

Se7en, Zodiac, and Gone Girl dissect violent crime through meticulous visual storytelling that examines both perpetrators and investigators.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Rashomon and High and Low deconstruct criminal violence through multiple perspectives, exploring truth, justice, and human nature.