THEME EXPLORATION

serial killing

25 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
Personal Column
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
In Bloom
In Bloom
2013 · Nana Ekvtimishvili
The Batman
The Batman
2022 · Matt Reeves
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · Doug Liman
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
1983 · J. Lee Thompson
Bullet in the Head
Bullet in the Head
1990 · John Woo
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954 · Terence Fisher
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
Landru
Landru
1963 · Claude Chabrol
L’Assassin habite au 21
L’Assassin habite au 21
1942 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Predestination
Predestination
2014 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
The Contract
The Contract
2006 · Bruce Beresford
Giallo
Giallo
2009 · Dario Argento
Red Rooms
Red Rooms
2023 · Pascal Plante
Bir çirkin adam
Bir çirkin adam
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
1967 · Nagisa Oshima
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built
2018 · Lars von Trier
Longlegs
Longlegs
2024 · Osgood Perkins
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like *Zodiac* and *Se7en* meticulously deconstruct serial killer psychology and obsession with procedural precision.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

*Prisoners* and *Sicario* explore the moral complexities and psychological toll surrounding violent criminal pursuits.

 Ari Aster United States

*Midsommar* and *Hereditary* examine darkness and violence embedded within systems, creating visceral psychological horror.