The Motive for Murder

D Company

September 2013 •Malayalam

An anthology of three stories which portray various shades and motives of violence through different characters that are dissimilar in nature.

Sin City

April 2005 •English

Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

Flow

January 1996 •English

A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.

Batman: Gotham Knight

July 2008 •English

A chronicle of Bruce Wayne's establishment and progression into Gotham City’s legendary caped crusader through 6 standalone episodes.

Casebusters

May 1986 •English

Jamie and Allie are amateur sleuths whose grandfather runs a small security business. One afternoon, while digging around on their own, they accidentally stumble onto a major case.

Homicide Sonata

June 2011 •Korean

First, the tale of a doctor who hides the accidental death of his son. Second, the story of a sculptress who kills and makes a sculpture out of a habitual sex offender who breaks into her home. Third, the story of a detective who administers euthanasia to satisfy the wishes of a terminally ill younger brother. Last, the tale of a young girl who develops psychological problems after her mother is killed by her abusive father

Tales from the Hood

May 1995 •English

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.

The Killers

October 2024 •Korean

Four master helmers from Korea reload the hitman flick. Vampire sleaze, assassin slapstick, neo-noir, and an avant-garde mind-bender to die (kill) for!

Films Confiscated from a French Brothel

March 2022 •English

"Films Confiscated from a French Brothel" is a bare all Avant-garde Anthology homage to silent stag films.

LSD 2: Love, Sex aur Dhokha 2

April 2024 •Hindi

In a high-tech world, three intertwined stories discuss identity, online intimacy and the allure of social networks.

Capek's Tales

September 1947 •Czech

Five crime stories connected by the narration of police superintendent Bartosek.

Basements

May 1987 •English

Basements is the title for the omnibus film that brings together two plays by Harold Pinter – The Dumb Waiter and The Room – each, once again, set in a single location.

Volejte Martina

September 1966 •Czech

The series of children's films about Detective Martin, who intervenes in cases involving children, begins with this film. It consists of two short stories: in the first ("Three Bottles"), the young hero, escaping from an orphanage, gets involved in a robbery of postage stamps..., in the second ("Flying Carousel"), the children fight a dishonest owner of fairground rides...

A Touch of Sin

October 2013 •Chinese

Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.

Unfinished

June 2019 •Japanese

The yakuza have their best days behind them and are only a shadow of themselves. The old rituals seem out of date and their tattoos make them outcasts of society. The inexperienced student Ryō stumbles into their ranks by chance, and before he knows it, he becomes entangled in dark machinations. He quickly succumbs to the fascination of omnipotence fantasies and hedonistic decadence and sinks deeper and deeper into a parallel world of prostitution, blackmail and violence. However, there is one thing that Ryō has not considered in his naivety: once yakuza, always yakuza!

Crime at the Girls School

February 1966 •Czech

Three short story omnibus. The main hero and connecting link is Lieutenant Boruvka, created by Lubomír Lipsky. He deals with the murder case between climbers, the death of the dancer in the music theater and the strange disappearance of the mathematics professor.

Love and Crime

August 1969 •Japanese

A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras. Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.

Tale of Three Women

January 1954 •English

A compilation of 3 stories, "The Wedding Gift", "The Thief of London" and "The Final Twist". Originally part of the Danziger Brothers series "Calling Scotland Yard"

Violent Stories

August 1985 •Spanish

Five surreal short stories make up this Mexican anthology film.

Den končí ráno

October 1965 •Czech