Zodiac (2007)Zodiac, directed by David Fincher, is a detective film, but not one of your usual detective films.
The movie is packed with powerful performances of actors like Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis.The movie starts with the kidnapping of Hugh Jackman’s two daughters, and Jake Gyllenhaal is the detective who is giving it his all to find his daughters, but the situation gets serious when High Jackman takes this matter in his hands.Memories of Murder (2003)Zodiac and Memories of Murder have been compared a number of times because of their plot, which is based on true incidents and both the films do not disclose who the murderer was.
This film is about Korea’s first serial murder in the history of the country between 1986 – 1991.Gone Girl (2014)David Fincher never fails to surprise the audience, and when his name is tagged to a film, you know the weightage it carries to it.
Along with being a commercial success, the film has been received well by the critics and has won nominations and awards.The story is about a married couple, whose wife disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary, and the plot leads with the police trying to find her after the husband registers a complaint.
The film received multiple awards and nominations including the prestigious Academy Award nominations while Frances McDormand took home the Oscars for Best Actress and the makers, for Best Original Screenplay.The plot revolves around two criminals who are hired by a salesman to kidnap his wife and get money from her father for release.
The police chief, played by Frances McDormand investigates the murders of these two criminals..Shutter Island (2010)Another Martin Scorsese film that made it to the list is Shutter Island.
