Films about uxoricide

2000 film by Christopher Nolan

Shutter Island is a 2010 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. The screenplay was adapted by Laeta Kalogridis from the 2003 novel by Dennis Lehane. It follows Deputy U.S. Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his partner Chuck, who come to the fictional Shutter Island in Boston Harbor to investigate its criminal psychiatric facility after one of its patients goes missing; Daniels has his own ulterior motives for taking the case. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo, with Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow and Michelle Williams in supporting roles.

1958 film by Alfred Hitchcock

1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock

2007 film by Tim Burton

2005 stop-motion-animated dark fantasy film by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson

1990 film directed by Paul Verhoeven

1999 film by Tim Burton

2012 Austrian-German-French film directed by Michael Haneke

2003 film directed by Ang Lee

1954 film by Alfred Hitchcock

1944 US film by Billy Wilder

1997 film by David Lynch

28 Weeks Later is a 2007 post-apocalyptic action horror film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who co-wrote it with Rowan Joffé, Enrique López Lavigne, and Jesús Olmo. It is a standalone sequel to 28 Days Later (2002) and the second instalment in its series. The film stars Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, Imogen Poots, and Idris Elba. Set six months after the earlier Rage Virus outbreak, it follows the US-led NATO forces' attempt to establish a safe zone in London, the consequences of two young siblings breaking protocol, and the virus's reintroduction into Britain.

1956 film by Stanley Kubrick

2016 film by Justin Kurzel

1978 film by John Guillermin

1955 film by Charles Laughton

1961 Italian film

1989 film by Woody Allen

1947 film by Charlie Chaplin

2009 film directed by Lars von Trier

2004 film directed by David Koepp

2013 film by Andy Muschietti

2024 film directed by Tim Burton

2017 film directed by Guy Ritchie

2004 film directed by Takashi Shimizu

1985 film by John Huston

1954 film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

2010 film by Joe Johnston

2011 film directed by Catherine Hardwicke

1987 film by George Miller

1962 film directed by John Frankenheimer

1993 film by Woody Allen

2005 film directed by John Polson

1991 film by Rachel Talalay

1953 film directed by Henry Hathaway

2015 film by Guillermo del Toro

1992 film by Roman Polanski

1955 film by Henri-Georges Clouzot

2007 film directed by Gregory Hoblit

1924 film by Erich von Stroheim

The Conjuring: Last Rites is a 2025 American supernatural horror film directed by Michael Chaves and written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. The film is the ninth installment in The Conjuring film series, and is based on the real-life investigations of the Smurl haunting case. It stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, who reprise their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, along with Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy.

1991 film directed by David Cronenberg

Suburbicon is a 2017 American black comedy crime film directed by George Clooney and co-written by the Coen brothers, Clooney, and Grant Heslov. It stars Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, and Oscar Isaac, and follows a mild-mannered father in 1959 who must face his demons after a home invasion, all while a black family moves into the all-white neighborhood. The black family storyline is loosely based on a 1957 incident in Levittown, Pennsylvania, in which a black family moved into the previously all-white neighborhood, leading to racism and violence against the family.

Longlegs is a 2024 American mystery horror thriller film written and directed by Osgood Perkins. The film stars Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, and Nicolas Cage. Set in the 1990s, the story follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent assigned to hunt down an occult-obsessed serial killer responsible for a string of family murders across Oregon. The killer is dubbed Longlegs, and baffles the FBI with his perfect ability to seemingly leave zero trace of involvement at the crime scenes.

2007 film directed by Danny Pang Phat and Oxide Pang Chun

Creepshow is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King in his screenwriting debut. It consists of five segments intercut with a sixth story acting mostly as an opening and epilogue; two of the segments, "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" and "The Crate", are based on stories by King, while the others are original material he wrote for the film.

2005 film by Florent Emilio Siri

2019 film directed by Brad Anderson

1999 film by William Malone

1997 film directed by Shōhei Imamura

1961 film by Roger Corman

1998 film directed by Spike Lee

2015 film directed by Karyn Kusama

2014 film by Gregg Araki

2017 film by Zak Hilditch

1950 film directed by Joseph H. Lewis

Targets is a 1968 American crime thriller film directed by Peter Bogdanovich in his theatrical directorial debut, and starring Tim O'Kelly, Boris Karloff, Nancy Hsueh, Bogdanovich, James Brown, Arthur Peterson and Sandy Baron. The film depicts two parallel narratives which converge during the climax: one follows Bobby Thompson, a seemingly ordinary and wholesome young man who embarks on an unprovoked killing spree; the other depicts Byron Orlok, an iconic horror film actor who, disillusioned by real-life violence, is contemplating retirement.

2009 film directed by Nelson McCormick