THEME EXPLORATION

small town murder

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
1990 · David Lynch
Inspector Bellamy
Inspector Bellamy
2009 · Claude Chabrol
A Man's Neck
A Man's Neck
1933 · Julien Duvivier
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
The Stranger Came Home
The Stranger Came Home
1954 · Terence Fisher
Tiger Bay
Tiger Bay
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
Il gatto nero
Il gatto nero
1981 · Lucio Fulci
Remember Last Night?
Remember Last Night?
1935 · James Whale
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Jar City
Jar City
2006 · Baltasar Kormákur
Hellbreeder
Hellbreeder
2004 · Johannes Roberts
Hidden Truth
Hidden Truth
2016 · Steven R. Monroe
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His masterpiece 'Twin Peaks' and films like 'Blue Velvet' expose the dark secrets and psychological violence lurking beneath small-town Americana.

 Ari Aster USA

Films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' explore how isolated communities harbor ritualistic violence and buried family trauma.