THEME EXPLORATION

private investigation

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blood Orange
Blood Orange
1953 · Terence Fisher
Gunn
Gunn
1967 · Blake Edwards
Ashura no gotoku
Ashura no gotoku
2003 · Yoshimitsu Morita
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
City of Tiny Lights
City of Tiny Lights
2016 · Pete Travis
Phone Call to the Bar
Phone Call to the Bar
2011 · Hajime Hashimoto
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
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
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
Guru
Guru
2026 · Yann Gozlan
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Kyle Balda
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
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
Baisers volés
Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His noir masterpieces like 'The Big Sleep' adaptation and 'Sunset Boulevard' penetrate the morally ambiguous world of private investigators and Hollywood corruption.

 Roman Polanski Poland-France

Films like 'Chinatown' and 'The Long Good Friday' explore paranoia and conspiracy through the lens of private investigators navigating labyrinthine corruption.

 Howard Hawks USA

His definitive adaptation of 'The Big Sleep' and 'The Long Sleep' established the archetype of the hardboiled private detective navigating dangerous cases and femme fatales.