Movies like Reptile

“Reptile (2023) is a 2020s American crime-thriller that stages a murder inquiry as a visual and moral investigation into personal illusion. The core conflict pits a hardened detective's procedural methods against the destabilizing fallout of a realtor's brutal death, rendered through low-key lighting and tight anamorphic framing. The film requires attention to technique because its cultural value lies in translating investigative process into interior disquiet.”