THEME EXPLORATION

police investigation

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Martin Brest
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · Richard Donner
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
1983 · J. Lee Thompson
Inspector Bellamy
Inspector Bellamy
2009 · Claude Chabrol
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Law Breakers
Law Breakers
1971 · Marcel Carné
Lonely Heart
Lonely Heart
1981 · Kon Ichikawa
The Grim Reaper
The Grim Reaper
1962 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Police Force
Police Force
1973 · Chang Cheh
Violent Cop
Violent Cop
1989 · Takeshi Kitano
The Body
The Body
2012 · Oriol Paulo
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Daughter of Darkness 2
Daughter of Darkness 2
1994 · Ivan Lai Kai-Ming
I, the Executioner
I, the Executioner
2024 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Jar City
Jar City
2006 · Baltasar Kormákur
Kill Buljo
Kill Buljo
2007 · Tommy Wirkola
Man on the Roof
Man on the Roof
1976 · Bo Widerberg
Moscow Mission
Moscow Mission
2023 · Herman Yau
Slice
Slice
2009 · Kongkiat Khomsiri
Tiger Cage
Tiger Cage
1988 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Zamaana Deewana
Zamaana Deewana
1995 · Ramesh Sippy
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

Masterfully crafts intricate police procedurals and criminal investigations with psychological depth, as seen in Zodiac and Mindhunter.

 Sidney Lumet USA

Pioneered gritty, realistic police investigation narratives that explore institutional corruption and moral complexity in films like Serpico and Prince of the City.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Creates tense, methodical investigations that examine the human toll of detective work, exemplified by Prisoners and Sicario.