THEME EXPLORATION

past crimes

40 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
Chekhovian Motifs
Chekhovian Motifs
2002 · Kira Muratova
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
Black Widow
Black Widow
2021 · Cate Shortland
Fast X
Fast X
2023 · Louis Leterrier
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
2013 · Jan Hřebejk
Undine
Undine
2020 · Christian Petzold
Une vieille maîtresse
Une vieille maîtresse
2007 · Catherine Breillat
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
Dhabkaaro
Dhabkaaro
2026 · Abhishek Shah
Ídolos
Ídolos
2026 · Mat Whitecross
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
On the Road
On the Road
2026 · David Pablos
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid
Scream 7
Scream 7
2026 · Kevin Williamson
Sakamoto Days
Sakamoto Days
2026 · Yuichi Fukuda
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Westhampton
Westhampton
2026 · Christian Nilsson
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
2009 · Jacques Rivette
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Anima nera
Anima nera
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954 · Terence Fisher
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
2012 · Margarethe von Trotta
Killer in Red
Killer in Red
2017 · Paolo Sorrentino
Nobody's Calling
Nobody's Calling
1960 · Kazimierz Kutz
Redemption
Redemption
2018 · Yossi Madmoni & Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
A Woman's Past
A Woman's Past
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
Dragon Town Story
Dragon Town Story
1997 · Zhang Yimou
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
1955 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door
2004 · Luke Greenfield
The Suspended Step of the Stork
The Suspended Step of the Stork
1991 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
This, My Land
This, My Land
2002 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films obsessively dissect how past crimes haunt the present through meticulous investigation and psychological depth, as seen in *Zodiac*, *Gone Girl*, and *Se7en*.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His austere, confrontational style examines how past violence reverberates through society and individual lives, particularly in *Funny Games*, *The White Ribbon*, and *Amour*.