THEME EXPLORATION

American masculinity

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
On the Road
On the Road
2026 · David Pablos
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
Il bell’Antonio (le Bel Antonio/Bell’Antonio
Il bell’Antonio (le Bel Antonio/Bell’Antonio
1960 · Mauro Bolognini
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
Tauw
Tauw
1970 · Ousmane Sembène
Terra em transe
Terra em transe
1967 · Glauber Rocha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peter Berg USA

Grounded exploration of male camaraderie and personal triumph within high-stakes competitive environments.

 Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull deconstruct toxic masculinity and male aggression in American culture through psychologically complex protagonists.

 David Fincher USA

Works such as Fight Club and Gone Girl critically examine modern American manhood, power dynamics, and the performance of masculine identity in contemporary society.