THEME EXPLORATION

attempted murder

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
Face the Music
Face the Music
1954 · Terence Fisher
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Remember Last Night?
Remember Last Night?
1935 · James Whale
Killer Cover Up
Killer Cover Up
2021 · Damián Romay
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
M
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1931 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Master of psychological suspense who repeatedly explored the mechanics and moral ambiguity of attempted murder in films like Rope and Vertigo.

 Brian De Palma United States

Constructed elaborate narratives centered on attempted murder and conspiracy, blending thriller elements with meticulous visual storytelling in works like Dressed to Kill and Body Double.

 Claude Chabrol France

Specialized in intimate psychological dramas where attempted murder emerges from bourgeois life and hidden passions, exemplified in films like La Cérémonie and Unfaithful.