THEME EXPLORATION

investigation and truth-seeking

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Mosaic Portrait
Mosaic Portrait
2019 · Zhai Yixiang
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
1970 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
The Challenger Disaster
The Challenger Disaster
2013 · James Hawes
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Michael Curtiz
The Ugly
The Ugly
2025 · Yeon Sang-ho
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
The Girl Who Stole Time
The Girl Who Stole Time
2026 · Yu Ao
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
Action vérité
Action vérité
1994 · François Ozon
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953 · Luchino Visconti
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
1980 · Ingmar Bergman
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alan J. Pakula United States

His thrillers like 'All the President's Men' and 'Klute' are seminal explorations of investigative journalism and the dangerous pursuit of truth against institutional power.

 David Fincher United States

Films like 'Zodiac' and 'Gone Girl' obsessively examine the investigation process itself, exploring how the search for truth can consume individuals and blur moral boundaries.