THEME EXPLORATION

sex crimes

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women
1983 · Blake Edwards
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Untitled
Untitled
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
2002 · Paul Schrader
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
A Woman of Rumour / The Crucified Woman
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Ken Russell
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954 · Terence Fisher
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
2012 · Margarethe von Trotta
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
2013 · François Ozon
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
This Must Be the Place
This Must Be the Place
2011 · Paolo Sorrentino
House of Pleasures
House of Pleasures
2011 · Bertrand Bonello
La escondida/The Hidden One
La escondida/The Hidden One
1956 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Flowers of War
The Flowers of War
2011 · Zhang Yimou
The Reader
The Reader
2008 · Stephen Daldry
The Chaser
The Chaser
2008 · Na Hong-jin
Blood Thirst
Blood Thirst
1971 · Newt Arnold
Elevator Lady
Elevator Lady
2025 · Rodante Pajemna Jr.
From Straight A's to XXX
From Straight A's to XXX
2017 · Vanessa Parise
Herstory
Herstory
2018 · Min Kyu-dong
I Am All Girls
I Am All Girls
2021 · Donovan Marsh
Nurnberg
Nurnberg
2023 · Nikolay Lebedev
Sodomites
Sodomites
1998 · Gaspar Noé
Tahan
Tahan
2022 · Bobby Bonifacio
The Flock
The Flock
2007 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The Gigolo
The Gigolo
2015 · Amen Au Cheuk-Man
The Wayward Cloud
The Wayward Cloud
2005 · Tsai Ming-liang
Turn the Page
Turn the Page
1999 · Jonas Åkerlund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like *Zodiac* and *Gone Girl* meticulously examine the psychology of sexual violence and crime through obsessive narrative investigation.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

*Prisoners* and *Sicario* explore the moral and psychological dimensions of violent crime with intense character study and ethical ambiguity.

 Atom Egoyan Canada

His films like *The Sweet Hereafter* and *Exotica* investigate trauma, victimization, and predatory behavior through fragmented, introspective storytelling.