A detective story is a synthetic genre consisting of many components. Investigation, opposition of the mind of the positive and negative hero are the main features that unite these films. The rest of the detectives may vary significantly.
Psychological detectives
Detective stories whose plot involves a deep immersion in the personality of the main characters are called psychological.
One of these films is the plot “Before I Fall Asleep” (2014). “Trust nobody” - the slogan of the tape. Throughout the film, the viewer is trying to understand which of the characters is telling the truth, and who is lying. The situation is complicated by the fact that the main character has a severe form of amnesia.
The Darkness Area (2011) is another great psychological detective story. Writer Eddie, who lives in New York, is experiencing a professional crisis. Depression and a sense of hopelessness push him to try out a certain NZT drug, which is experimental. Thanks to taking pills, the brain of the protagonist begins to work at full capacity. In a short time, Eddie manages to achieve crazy success. However, it gradually becomes clear that the drug has a side effect.
“Faces in the crowd” (2011) - a tape where Mila Jovovich is shot as a witness to the murder, for whom a serial maniac hunts. The fact that he can recognize her, while she is not able to recognize him, holds in suspense. The heroine suffers from prosopagnosia - "blindness on the face." The killer may come up to her under the guise of a loved one, and she will not even know who is next to her.
Bad End Detectives
Not all detectives tend to have a good ending. It is only natural that many bloody stories have a tragic ending. Such films have a significant dramatic effect. After viewing them, the viewer is impressed for a long time.
One of the films with a bad ending is "Substitution" (2008). The plot is based on a real story that happened in America. A single mother is abducted by her son. After the police return him, it turns out that this is not the same child. To hush things up, the mother is declared insane. And the boy at this time is still in the hands of the kidnapper.
"Identification" (2003) - one of the best and unpredictable films in the genre of "murder in a locked room." The plot is associated with a dissociative identity disorder or multiple personality disorder, which affects the protagonist.
Detective stories with a good ending
One of the best detectives with a good ending is The Game (1997). The film covers the topic of creating an alternative reality. The main character receives a ticket as a gift to participate in the "Game", the rules of which are not communicated to him. As a result of participation in it, Nicholas has to kill in order to survive himself. The final picture seems happy, the situation is reset, but the sediment remains.
In the film “Taking Lives” (2004), an unusual image of a serial killer with non-standard motifs is revealed. He destroys people in order to live their lives. For many years, the killer managed to escape justice. Everything changes after the case is turned over to the FBI employee Illyana Scott, who also uses an unconventional approach to the investigation of murders.
