THEME EXPLORATION

murder for hire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
The Stranger Came Home
The Stranger Came Home
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
M
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
David Fincher USA

His meticulous exploration of criminal psychology and calculated violence appears throughout films like 'Zodiac' and 'Se7en', with deliberate examination of premeditated acts.

 Quentin Tarantino USA

He repeatedly interrogates hired violence and morality through stylized narratives in films like 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Inglourious Basterds', blending noir sensibilities with modern storytelling.

 Jean-Pierre Melville France

The godfather of noir cinema who obsessively deconstructed contract killing and criminal codes in masterpieces like 'Le Samouraï' and 'Le Doulos', establishing the hitman archetype.