THEME EXPLORATION

murder for hire

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Killer Cover Up
Killer Cover Up
2021 · Damián Romay
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
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
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Robert Zemeckis
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
Cute Devil
Cute Devil
1982 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
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
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

Explores calculated murder and moral corruption through meticulous psychological narratives in films like 'Zodiac' and 'Gone Girl'.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

Examines the ethics and consequences of commissioned violence with stylistic precision in 'Oldboy' and 'Stoker'.

 Ethan Coen USA

Masterfully blend dark humor with moral ambiguity surrounding hired killers in 'No Country for Old Men' and 'Fargo'.