THEME EXPLORATION

murder plot

12 films · 3 directors

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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
Nobody Runs Forever
Nobody Runs Forever
1968 · Ralph Thomas
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Pioneered the psychological thriller with intricate murder plots that manipulate viewer perspective and suspense through meticulous storytelling.

 David Fincher United States

Crafts complex, morally ambiguous murder narratives with obsessive attention to detail and twisting plots that challenge audience assumptions.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Explores murder plots as social commentary, blending genre conventions with sharp class critique and unpredictable narrative structures.