THEME EXPLORATION

major crimes unit

20 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954 · Terence Fisher
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
2012 · Margarethe von Trotta
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
1945 · John Ford
This Must Be the Place
This Must Be the Place
2011 · Paolo Sorrentino
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
The Flowers of War
The Flowers of War
2011 · Zhang Yimou
The Reader
The Reader
2008 · Stephen Daldry
The Crimson Rivers
The Crimson Rivers
2000 · Mathieu Kassovitz
Night and Fog
Night and Fog
1956 · Alain Resnais
Blood Thirst
Blood Thirst
1971 · Newt Arnold
Herstory
Herstory
2018 · Min Kyu-dong
I, the Executioner
I, the Executioner
2024 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Nurnberg
Nurnberg
2023 · Nikolay Lebedev
The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil
1978 · Franklin J. Schaffner
Vengeance of a Snowgirl
Vengeance of a Snowgirl
1971 · Lo Wei
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His meticulous procedural style in films like Zodiac and Se7en explores the psychological toll of major crime investigations on detectives.

 Molly Manning Walker United States

Heat and Collateral showcase intense cat-and-mouse dynamics between law enforcement and criminals investigating high-stakes crimes.