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THEME EXPLORATION

murder plots

12 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
Remember Last Night?
Remember Last Night?
1935 · James Whale
Killer Cover Up
Killer Cover Up
2021 · Damián Romay
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock → United Kingdom

Master of psychological suspense who built his career on intricately plotted murder mysteries and the psychology of killers.

David Fincher → United States

Crafts meticulous, dark murder narratives with obsessive attention to detail in films exploring the minds of criminals and investigators.

Quentin Tarantino → United States

Deconstructs and reimagines murder plots with stylized violence and complex character motivations across interconnected narratives.

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