THEME EXPLORATION

murder and violence

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Stranger Came Home
The Stranger Came Home
1954 · Terence Fisher
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Trauma
Trauma
1993 · Dario Argento
Batang West Side
Batang West Side
2001 · Lav Diaz
Very Bad Things
Very Bad Things
1998 · Peter Berg
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006 · Takashi Miike
Killer Cover Up
Killer Cover Up
2021 · Damián Romay
The Ex
The Ex
1996 · Mark L. Lester
Waves of Lust
Waves of Lust
1975 · Ruggero Deodato
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

Masterfully dissects murder and violence through psychological thrillers like *Se7en*, *Zodiac*, and *Gone Girl*, exploring the psychology of killers and moral ambiguity.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Examines violence and its consequences with philosophical depth in films like *Prisoners*, *Sicario*, and *Enemy*, focusing on moral complexity and human cost.

 Quentin Tarantino USA

Stylizes violence as both narrative device and cultural commentary in *Pulp Fiction*, *Inglourious Basterds*, and *Kill Bill*, blending brutality with dark humor and cinema history.