THEME EXPLORATION

serial killer protagonist

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Earth Dies Screaming
1964 · Terence Fisher
Trauma
Trauma
1993 · Dario Argento
Blood and Black Lace
Blood and Black Lace
1964 · Mario Bava
Cry_Wolf
Cry_Wolf
2005 · Jeff Wadlow
Blue Steel
Blue Steel
1990 · Kathryn Bigelow
Parasyte: Part 1
Parasyte: Part 1
2014 · Takashi Yamazaki
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Personal Column
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
In Bloom
In Bloom
2013 · Nana Ekvtimishvili
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Predestination
Predestination
2014 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Red Rooms
Red Rooms
2023 · Pascal Plante
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like Se7en and Zodiac obsessively explore the psychology of serial killers and their cat-and-mouse games with investigators.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Prisoners and Enemy delve into moral ambiguity and psychological darkness, examining how ordinary people can become trapped in killer narratives.

 Karyn Kusama United States

The Invitation and Destroyer showcase her mastery of tension and psychological thriller elements centered on morally complex, dangerous protagonists.