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THEME EXPLORATION

Mexican underworld

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bad Seed
Bad Seed
1934 · Billy Wilder
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Django
Django
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
KD – The Devil
KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Bruce Beresford
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse
Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse
1971 · Mauro Bolognini
Death Day
Death Day
1934 · Sergei Eisenstein
Drunken Angel
Drunken Angel
1948 · Akira Kurosawa
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
1995 · Wong Kar-wai
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Drunken Monkey
Drunken Monkey
2003 · Kar-leung Lau
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
1980 · Chang Cheh
Ibret
Ibret
1971 · Yílmaz Güney
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro → Mexico

His films like 'Cronos' and 'Pan's Labyrinth' weave dark, Gothic atmospheres with Mexican cultural and social darkness.

Carlos Reygadas → Mexico

His provocative films like 'Battle in Heaven' and 'Post Tenebras Lux' confront violence, corruption, and the Mexican underworld with unflinching brutality.

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