THEME EXPLORATION

serial killer obsession

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
1983 · J. Lee Thompson
Serial Mom
Serial Mom
1994 · John Waters
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
1959 · Terence Fisher
Manhunter
Manhunter
1986 · Michael Mann
The Stendhal Syndrome
The Stendhal Syndrome
1996 · Dario Argento
Red Rooms
Red Rooms
2023 · Pascal Plante
Blood and Black Lace
Blood and Black Lace
1964 · Mario Bava
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built
2018 · Lars von Trier
Lumberjack the Monster
Lumberjack the Monster
2023 · Takashi Miike
Tattoo
Tattoo
2002 · Robert Schwentke
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
In Bloom
In Bloom
2013 · Nana Ekvtimishvili
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Orpheus
Orpheus
1950 · Jean Cocteau
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His meticulous psychological thrillers like *Se7en* and *Zodiac* obsessively examine the minds of serial killers and those hunting them.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

*Prisoners* and *Enemy* explore the psychological darkness and obsession surrounding murder and human depravity with intense moral complexity.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His provocative films like *Funny Games* challenge viewers' complicity while examining violence and the killer's psychology with unflinching intensity.