THEME EXPLORATION

murder obsession

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper
1992 · Paul Schrader
La Bête humaine
La Bête humaine
1938 · Jean Renoir
Blood Orange
Blood Orange
1953 · Terence Fisher
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia
2006 · Brian De Palma
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Deep Red
Deep Red
1976 · Dario Argento
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion
1978 · Nagisa Oshima
Psycho II
Psycho II
1983 · Richard Franklin
Una sull’altra
Una sull’altra
1969 · Lucio Fulci
Mystery
Mystery
2012 · Lou Ye
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
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
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Masterfully obsessed with murder mechanics and the psychological descent of killers and those pursuing them across dozens of suspense thrillers.

 David Fincher United States

Meticulously explores murder through obsessive detectives and killers in films like Zodiac and Se7en, examining how obsession consumes investigators.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Probes murder obsession through class conflict and psychological complexity in works like Memories of Murder and Mother, blending genre with social commentary.