THEME EXPLORATION

detective inspector

21 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Guy Ritchie
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
1996 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982 · Blake Edwards
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
Hard Boiled
Hard Boiled
1992 · John Woo
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
813
813
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Angel
Angel
2007 · François Ozon
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
Blood Orange
Blood Orange
1953 · Terence Fisher
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
St. Ives
St. Ives
1976 · J. Lee Thompson
Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death
1989 · Alfonso Cuarón
Sleepless
Sleepless
2000 · Dario Argento
Cyberflic
Cyberflic
1997 · Antonio Margheriti
The Chaser
The Chaser
2008 · Na Hong-jin
Horsemen
Horsemen
2009 · Jonas Åkerlund
City of Tiny Lights
City of Tiny Lights
2016 · Pete Travis
Confession of Pain
Confession of Pain
2006 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His methodical exploration of detective work and criminal investigation in films like Zodiac and Se7en defines obsessive procedural storytelling.

 Sidney Lumet USA

Pioneer of gritty police procedurals and inspector narratives, most notably Serpico and Prince of the City, examining institutional corruption and detective integrity.