THEME EXPLORATION

serial killer investigation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Personal Column
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
1983 · J. Lee Thompson
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
Landru
Landru
1963 · Claude Chabrol
L’Assassin habite au 21
L’Assassin habite au 21
1942 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Giallo
Giallo
2009 · Dario Argento
Blood and Black Lace
Blood and Black Lace
1964 · Mario Bava
Jigsaw
Jigsaw
2017 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
Mohouhan
Mohouhan
2002 · Yoshimitsu Morita
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His meticulous psychological thrillers like Se7en and Zodiac define the modern serial killer investigation genre with obsessive detailing and moral ambiguity.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Films like Prisoners and Enemy explore the psychological toll of serial killer investigations on investigators and communities with philosophical depth.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Memories of Murder stands as a landmark serial killer investigation film that examines institutional failure, class struggle, and the hunt for an elusive killer.