THEME EXPLORATION

murder and deception

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
Jar City
Jar City
2007 · Baltasar Kormákur
Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male
1956 · Julien Duvivier
Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1982 · Sidney Lumet
Landru
Landru
1963 · Claude Chabrol
La Vérité
La Vérité
1960 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Tarot
Tarot
1973 · Derek Jarman
The House of Hanging
The House of Hanging
1979 · Kon Ichikawa
The Motive
The Motive
2004 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Stranger Came Home
The Stranger Came Home
1954 · Terence Fisher
The Suspect
The Suspect
1945 · Robert Siodmak
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Master of psychological suspense who built entire narratives around murder plots and the deception of appearances versus reality.

 David Fincher United States

Obsessively explores murder, deception, and moral ambiguity through meticulous visual storytelling in films like Se7en and Gone Girl.

 Billy Wilder Austria-United States

Crafted noir masterpieces examining murder and deception with sharp wit and complex character motivations in films like Double Indemnity.