Films about murder

a film that depicts murder for the express purpose of distribution and entertainment or financial exploitation

2007 film by Jarrett Schaefer

2022 film directed by Adrian Lyne

Eden is a 2024 American historical survival thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Noah Pink, from a story by the pair. It stars Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl, Felix Kammerer, Toby Wallace, and Richard Roxburgh. The film is based on the true story of several European settlers, including Margret Wittmer, who arrive on the isolated Floreana Island, in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, pre-World War II, hoping to start a life there.

Unsane is a 2018 American psychological thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer. The film stars Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple, Aimee Mullins, and Amy Irving. Matt Damon has a cameo appearance as a detective. The film follows a woman confined to a mental institution after she is pursued by a stalker. The film was shot entirely on the iPhone 7 Plus.

1996 film by Kenneth Branagh

1988 film by Mansoor Khan

2013 film by Spike Lee

1992 film directed by Michael Haneke

2009 film by Park Chan-wook

1985 film by Richard Marquand

2021 film directed by Stefano Sollima

1964 film by Robert Aldrich

2013 film directed by Jérôme Salle

1980 television film by Ingmar Bergman

Andhadhun ( ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime thriller film co-written and directed by Sriram Raghavan. It stars Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte and Anil Dhawan. The film tells the story of a blind piano player who unwittingly becomes embroiled in the murder of a retired actor.

Kaabil () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language action-thriller film directed by Sanjay Gupta, written by Vijay Kumar Mishra, and produced by Rakesh Roshan under his banner FilmKraft Productions. The film stars Hrithik Roshan, Yami Gautam, Ronit Roy and Rohit Roy. The film’s soundtrack is composed by Rajesh Roshan. Principal photography began on 30 March 2016.

2020 film directed by Régis Roinsard

2011 film directed by Richard Linklater

2008 film directed by Nick Park

1947 film by John Cromwell

1999 film directed by Michael Patrick Jann

1996 film by Phil Joanou

2007 film directed by Brian De Palma

2018 film by Jennifer Kent

2018 film directed by Brad Furman

1983 film, directed by Nicolas Roeg

2017 film by Tarik Saleh

2018 film directed by Kristoffer Nyholm

2003 film by David Mackenzie

2016 film directed by Justin Kelly

2023 film directed by Moritz Mohr

2006 film by Baltasar Kormákur

2003 film by Matthew Ryan Hoge

1999 film by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

Chandramukhi () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language psychological comedy horror film written and directed by P. Vasu. It is a remake of Vasu's Kannada film Apthamitra (2004) which itself was based on the Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu (1993). The film stars Rajinikanth, Prabhu and Jyothika along with an ensemble supporting cast, including Vadivelu, Nayanthara, Nassar and Sheela. It revolves around a woman who has dissociative identity disorder that affects a family, and a psychiatrist who intends to solve the case while risking his life.

2000 film directed by Kathryn Bigelow

2018 Italian fan film about Lord Voldemort, unofficial prequel to Harry Potter universe directed by Gianmaria Pezzato

1972 film by Wim Wenders

2005 film by Jamie Babbit

2011 film by John Michael McDonagh

2018 film directed by Craig Macneill

2013 film by Sanjay Gupta

1994 film by Gordon Chan

2009 film by Peter Hyams

1929 American drama film directed by Jean de Limur

1990 film by Tom Berry

2003 film directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato

1999 Hindi film directed by John Matthew Matthan

2001 film by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

2014 film by Andreas Prochaska

1975 film directed by Yves Boisset

Sairat () is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language social romantic tragedy film directed and co-produced by Nagraj Manjule under his banner Aatpat Production, along with Nittin Keni and Nikhil Sane under Essel Vision Productions and Zee Studios. Starring Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar in their debuts, it tells the story of two young college students from different castes who fall in love, sparking conflict between their families.

2000 film by Alfonso Arau

2016 Hindi film directed by Tinu Suresh Desai

1986 film by Tim Hunter

Judwaa () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Rambha with Kader Khan, Dalip Tahil, Shakti Kapoor, Deepak Shirke, Anupam Kher, Satish Shah and Mukesh Rishi in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film Hello Brother (1994), which in turn is inspired from the Hong Kong action comedy film Twin Dragons (1992) starring Jackie Chan, which itself is a remake of Ranjit Mallick's Bengali film Shathe Shathyang (1982).

1976 film by Alfred Sole

1991 film by William Dear

2002 film by Krishna Vamsi