THEME EXPLORATION

federal investigation

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Michael Curtiz
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Personal Column
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Satan’s Brew
Satan’s Brew
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alan J. Pakula United States

His trilogy of political thrillers (Klute, The Parallax View, All the President's Men) defines cinematic exploration of federal investigation and institutional corruption.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous procedural style in films like Zodiac and Gone Girl obsessively documents investigative methodology and the psychology of obsessive federal agents.