THEME EXPLORATION

detective protagonist

21 films · 3 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
Deduce, You Say
Deduce, You Say
1956 · Chuck Jones
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
813
813
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Angel
Angel
2007 · François Ozon
Blood Orange
Blood Orange
1953 · Terence Fisher
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death
1989 · Alfonso Cuarón
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

Fincher obsessively constructs morally complex detective protagonists navigating psychological labyrinths, from Se7en's obsessed serial killer hunter to Zodiac's consumed investigator.

 Brian De Palma USA

De Palma's films center on flawed detective figures caught in baroque conspiracies, exploring voyeurism and investigative obsession through meticulously crafted thrillers like Blow Out and Body Double.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

Hou portrays detectives and investigators as contemplative figures navigating moral ambiguity and historical trauma, most notably in Millennium Mambo and The Assassin's intricate narrative structures.