THEME EXPLORATION

investigation noir

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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1931 · Fritz Lang
Daybreak
Daybreak
1939 · Marcel Carné
A Stranger Among Us
A Stranger Among Us
1992 · Sidney Lumet
Gunn
Gunn
1967 · Blake Edwards
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
L’Assassin habite au 21
L’Assassin habite au 21
1942 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Killers
The Killers
1946 · Robert Siodmak
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
The Cage
The Cage
1964 · Shuji Terayama
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005 · Baltasar Kormákur
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
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
2006 · Allen Coulter
How to Be a Detective
How to Be a Detective
1952 · Jack Kinney
Man on the Roof
Man on the Roof
1976 · Bo Widerberg
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
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
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Kyle Balda
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

Masterfully blended cynicism, moral ambiguity, and psychological darkness in iconic noir films like Sunset Boulevard and The Killing.

 Robert Siodmak Germany-USA

Created some of noir's most visually atmospheric and psychologically complex investigations with deep exploration of criminal psychology and fatalism.

 David Fincher USA

Modernized noir investigation themes with meticulous detail and morally complex protagonists in works like Se7en and Zodiac.