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Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) 2003
Película
Corea del Sur, 1986. Una joven aparece brutalmente violada y asesinada. Dos meses después, se producen una serie de violaciones y asesinatos en circunstancias similares. Para buscar al asesino, se organiza un destacamento especial, encabezado por un detective de la policía local (Park Doo-man) y un detective de la policía de Seúl (Seo Tae-yoon), que ha solicitado ser asignado al caso.
Las caras de Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie)
- Dos detectives rurales tras un asesino en serie
- La Corea del Sur de los años 80 bajo régimen militar
- Crímenes basados en un caso real sin resolver de la época
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una cacería en campos bajo la lluvia donde cada pista se escapa.
- puedes reírte de policías torpes y brutales en medio de un caso sombrío.
- aguantas una historia donde la desesperación gana a la justicia.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas la brutalidad policial ni ver víctimas asesinadas en pantalla.
- no quieres leer subtítulos durante dos horas.
- necesitas un caso cerrado y un culpable con nombre.
Temas: la obsesión · el fracaso · la violencia policial · un país en transición
Seven 1995
Película
Dos detectives, uno a una semana de jubilarse y otro recién trasladado, persiguen a un asesino en serie que construye cada crimen en torno a uno de los siete pecados capitales.
Las caras de Seven
- Cazar a un asesino
- Un policía veterano y uno joven
- Una oscuridad sin piedad
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una angustia que crece bajo la lluvia y nunca afloja.
- puedes con un final que te acompaña durante días.
- te gusta seguir a los detectives en cada paso de un caso.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas ver las secuelas de la violencia. La película muestra lo que se hizo, con detalle.
- ves películas para sentirte mejor después. Esta no te lo va a permitir.
Temas: el pecado · la indiferencia · la ciudad · la pareja
The Bridge 2011
Series
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
The sides of The Bridge
- A body on the Øresund Bridge, half in each country
- Saga Norén, a Swedish detective with no filter
- A Danish cop who has to work with her
Good for you if
- you like a killer who plays a long game with two police forces.
- you like Saga Norén, blunt, literal and fiercely good at her job.
- you can take a cold Nordic noir with sad endings.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles in Swedish and Danish.
- you need a crime show that moves faster.
About: loneliness · justice · friendship
The Killing 2011
Series
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
The sides of The Killing
- Two detectives on the murder of Rosie Larsen
- A grey and rainy Seattle
- A mayoral campaign caught up in the investigation
Good for you if
- you like one murder investigated over two whole seasons.
- you like long rainy silences and a patient investigation.
- you can take a story about grief that stays dark.
Bad for you if
- you want shootouts and chases more than interrogations.
- you lose track when the story splits between the detectives, the grieving family and a mayoral race.
About: grief · guilt · obsession
Gone Baby Gone 2007
Film
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
The sides of Gone Baby Gone
- A four-year-old missing in Boston
- Two private detectives from the neighborhood
- A choice between the law and what is right
Good for you if
- you like a missing-child case that keeps changing shape.
- you like a tense thriller in the bars and streets of Boston.
- you like an ending that leaves you asking what you would have done.
Bad for you if
- a missing child, drugs and abuse are too much for you.
- you need an ending that leaves you some hope.
About: justice · parenthood · corruption
The Outsider 2020
Series
When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.
The sides of The Outsider
- A boy's murder in a Georgia town
- A suspect seen in two places at once
- An investigator who sees what others miss
Good for you if
- you like dread that builds in quiet rooms and dark caves.
- you like a case with proof that a man was in two places at once.
- you like a patient story that takes its time with grief.
Bad for you if
- the murder of a child and a grieving family are too much for you.
- you need a crime explained without anything supernatural.
About: grief · belief · evil
Prisioneros 2013
Película
Cuando su hija pequeña y su amiga desaparecen el día de Acción de Gracias, un padre se toma la justicia por su mano mientras un detective investiga el caso.
Las caras de Prisioneros
- Un detective que no se rinde
- Hasta dónde llega un padre
- Un caso construido como un laberinto
- Lluvia, frío y luz gris
Buena para ti si
- te gusta estar tenso durante dos horas y media seguidas.
- te gusta reunir pistas e intentar adelantarte al detective.
- te gusta ver a un actor llegar a un lugar crudo. Hugh Jackman lo hace.
Mala para ti si
- un niño en peligro es demasiado para ti.
- dos horas y media son demasiado para tu noche.
Temas: la fe · la venganza · la culpa · la paternidad
Millennium: Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres 2011
Película
Esperando poder distanciarse de la acusación de difamación que pesa sobre él, el periodista Mikael Blomkvist se traslada a una isla remota en el norte de Suecia donde la muerte aún no resuelta de una joven atormenta a su tío cuarenta años después. Alojado en una cabaña de la isla donde el asesino puede estar aún rondando, la investigación de Blomkvist le lleva a dibujar los secretos y mentiras de esta poderosa y rica familia junto a una rara aliada, la tatuada y hacker punki, Lisbeth Salander...
Las caras de Millennium: Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres
- Un periodista y una hacker
- Una chica desaparecida hace cuarenta años
- Una isla sueca helada
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una investigación oscura e intrincada.
- te gusta la angustia en imágenes frías y limpias.
- te gusta una protagonista feroz e inolvidable.
Mala para ti si
- las escenas de violación y tortura son demasiado para ti.
- prefieres no ver escenas de sexo explícitas, o no con compañía.
- más de dos horas y media es demasiado para ti.
Temas: la violencia contra las mujeres · la verdad · la venganza
Dept. Q 2025
Series
A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases.
The sides of Dept. Q
- A wounded detective sent to a basement office
- A cold case about a missing prosecutor
- A team of misfits in Edinburgh
Good for you if
- you like an old missing-person case reopened from scratch.
- you like a rude, guilt-ridden cop and the odd team around him.
- you like an investigation that takes its time.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through a dark, disturbing case where a victim's suffering is shown up close.
- you want a police show with chases and shootouts.
About: guilt · second chances · captivity
Mystic River 2003
Película
Cuando Jimmy Markum, Dave Boyle y Sean Devine eran unos niños que crecían juntos en un peligroso barrio obrero de Boston, pasaban los días jugando al hockey en la calle. Pero, un día, a Dave le ocurrió algo que marcó para siempre su vida y las de sus amigos. Veinticinco años más tarde, otra tragedia los vuelve a unir: el asesinato de Katie, la hija de 19 años de Jimmy. A Sean, que es policía, le asignan el caso; pero también tiene que estar muy pendiente de Jimmy porque, en su desesperación, está intentando tomarse la justicia por su mano.
Las caras de Mystic River
- Tres amigos de infancia en Boston
- Una hija asesinada
- Un pasado que nunca sanó
Buena para ti si
- te gustan las actuaciones crudas y potentes.
- te gusta una tragedia sin un final limpio.
- te gusta una investigación de asesinato en un barrio unido.
Mala para ti si
- el abuso infantil y el duelo de un padre son demasiado duros para ti.
- necesitas ritmo. Eastwood deja que el duelo y los silencios se alarguen.
Temas: el trauma · la culpa · la lealtad
Flower of Evil 2020
Series
Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.
The sides of Flower of Evil
- A metal craftsman hiding his real identity
- His wife, a homicide detective
- A string of old murders coming back
Good for you if
- you like a husband trying to stay one step ahead of his own wife's investigation.
- you like a past that keeps revealing something new.
- you like a love story where you doubt whether he can love at all.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean series.
- you can't stand murder scenes and their aftermath.
About: trust · identity · love · the past
The Alienist 2018
Series
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.
The sides of The Alienist
- New York in 1896
- A psychologist hunting a killer
- Theodore Roosevelt as police commissioner
Good for you if
- you like a killer tracked through the first steps of criminal psychology.
- you like the gaslit streets of 1890s New York.
- you like a dark hunt that tightens episode after episode.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand mutilated bodies on screen.
- you can't watch murders of young boys forced into prostitution.
About: madness · justice · women in a man's world
Sharp Objects 2018
Series
Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.
The sides of Sharp Objects
- A reporter back in her Missouri hometown
- Two murdered girls
- A mother and daughter with a terrible bond
Good for you if
- you want to watch Amy Adams carry every scene as Camille.
- you like a heavy, humid small town revealed one memory at a time.
- you can take a dark Southern story with no easy comfort.
Bad for you if
- you can't face self-harm, alcoholism and child abuse on screen.
- you'd rather avoid frank sex scenes, and Camille has a few.
About: trauma · mothers and daughters · home
Shutter Island 2010
Película
En 1954, un marshal estadounidense y su nuevo compañero van a un hospital psiquiátrico en una isla para encontrar a una paciente que se escapó de una habitación cerrada con llave.
Las caras de Shutter Island
- Un misterio que se vuelve contra ti
- Terror gótico en una isla
- Un hombre perseguido por una pérdida
Buena para ti si
- te encanta una historia que te hace dudar de todo lo que acabas de ver.
- te gusta una película que dan ganas de volver a empezar en cuanto termina.
- te gusta un ambiente que se te mete bajo la piel: tormentas, celdas, un faro.
Mala para ti si
- el duelo y la enfermedad mental te tocan demasiado de cerca.
- quieres tener claro lo que pasó cuando salen los créditos.
Temas: el duelo · la culpa · la locura · la verdad
The Bone Collector 1999
Film
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and incapable of working. But when a gruesome murder in Manhattan leaves detectives baffled, they call on Rhyme to help solve the mystery. Amelia Donaghy, a rookie cop whose quick thinking preserved a gruesome murder scene, is enlisted by Rhyme to be his on-the-scene forensics expert. With Amelia reluctantly acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, hoping to catch the grisly serial killer.
The sides of The Bone Collector
- A paralysed forensic expert working from his bed
- A rookie cop as his eyes at crime scenes
- A killer leaving clues across New York
Good for you if
- you like reading clues from bones, dirt and old New York.
- you like a race to save victims before time runs out.
- you like the bond between Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand gruesome murder scenes.
- you'd rather not watch a man who wants to end his life.
About: partnership · despair · obsession
Safe 2018
Series
After his daughter goes missing, a widower begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him.
The sides of Safe
- A widowed surgeon searching for his missing daughter
- A gated community in England
- Neighbours hiding secrets
Good for you if
- you like a missing-teen case where everyone nearby is a suspect.
- you like a Harlan Coben story that turns at the end of every episode.
- you like a father who can't stop digging, whatever he finds.
Bad for you if
- you lose track of a big cast of neighbours, each with a secret.
- you'd rather not watch a grieving father fear the worst for his child.
About: grief · secrets · parenthood
The Batman 2022
Película
Cuando un asesino se dirige a la élite de Gotham con una serie de maquinaciones sádicas, un rastro de pistas crípticas envía Batman a una investigación en los bajos fondos. A medida que las pruebas comienzan a acercarse a su casa y se hace evidente la magnitud de los planes del autor, Batman debe forjar nuevas relaciones, desenmascarar al culpable y hacer justicia al abuso de poder y la corrupción que durante mucho tiempo han asolado Gotham City.
Las caras de The Batman
- Un joven Batman detective
- Un asesino que deja acertijos
- Gotham ahogada por la lluvia
Buena para ti si
- te gusta que Batman resuelva un caso como un detective de cine negro.
- te gustan la luz roja, la lluvia y la oscuridad.
- te gusta una investigación sombría y paciente.
Mala para ti si
- tres horas son demasiado para una sola noche.
- quieres una película de superhéroes ligera.
Temas: la corrupción · la venganza · la esperanza
The Fall 2013
Series
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
The sides of The Fall
- A London detective sent to Belfast
- A family man who is a serial killer
- A slow cat-and-mouse hunt
Good for you if
- you like knowing who the killer is and waiting for Stella Gibson to close in.
- you want to watch Gillian Anderson's cool, unshakable detective.
- you like a Belfast police task force working a serial killer case.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch killings of women shown up close.
- you'd rather not spend hours inside a killer's daily life with his own children.
About: obsession · control · violence against women
True Detective 2014
Series
Each season, different detectives work one murder case. The first follows two Louisiana detectives on a ritual killing that stays with them for seventeen years.
The sides of True Detective
- Two detectives, conversation as tension
- An obsession with a case that won't close
- A place that feels haunted
Good for you if
- you like long conversations in a car more than shootouts.
- you like a case that takes its time and a mood that settles in.
- you like dark ideas and darker places.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not keep track of one case told across two or three timelines.
- you can't take disturbing images of murder victims.
About: time · evil · faith · partnership
Hannibal 2013
Series
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
The sides of Hannibal
- An FBI profiler who thinks like killers
- A psychiatrist who cooks his victims
- Murder scenes staged like works of art
Good for you if
- you like crime scenes composed like paintings and dinners shot like still lifes.
- you can't take your eyes off Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter.
- you like watching Will Graham get closer to the man sitting across from him.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand corpses turned into displays.
- you want a crime show that plays like real police work.
About: manipulation · obsession · friendship · madness