THEME EXPLORATION

murder defense

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Inquest
Inquest
1931 · Robert Siodmak
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
The Stranger Came Home
The Stranger Came Home
1954 · Terence Fisher
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
The Invisible Guest
The Invisible Guest
2017 · Oriol Paulo
Count the Hours
Count the Hours
1953 · Don Siegel
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1957 · Billy Wilder
Ace Attorney
Ace Attorney
2012 · Takashi Miike
Change of Fate
Change of Fate
1987 · Kira Muratova
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tacones lejanos
Tacones lejanos
1991 · Pedro Almodóvar
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
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
Blow-Up
Blow-Up
1966 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Hamles
Hamles
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford
In the Cut
In the Cut
2003 · Jane Campion
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria/USA

His masterpiece 'Witness for the Prosecution' (1957) intricately weaves legal defense with shocking moral ambiguity in a murder case.

 Sidney Lumet USA

'12 Angry Men' (1957) deconstructs the murder defense process through meticulous examination of reasonable doubt and jury deliberation.

 Walter Lang Germany/USA

His films like 'Fury' (1936) and 'Beyond a Reasonable Doubt' (1956) obsessively explore the fragility of defense systems and judicial injustice.