THEME EXPLORATION

murder scandal

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Walker
The Walker
2007 · Paul Schrader
About an investigation
About an investigation
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 Cat’s Meow
The Cat’s Meow
2001 · Peter Bogdanovich
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
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

Fincher meticulously dissects murder investigations and psychological manipulation in films like *Zodiac*, *Gone Girl*, and *The Game*, exploring both the crime and the obsession it generates.

 Ari Aster USA

Aster crafts atmospheric psychological thrillers centered on murder and scandal that expose buried family secrets and moral corruption, as seen in *Hereditary* and *Midsommar*.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

Park explores murder as a catalyst for revenge, scandal, and moral ambiguity in stylistically bold films like *Oldboy* and *The Handmaiden*, examining how crimes ripple through society.