THEME EXPLORATION

Self-doubt and redemption

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Night Heaven Fell
The Night Heaven Fell
2026 · Roger Vadim
Psycho II
Psycho II
1983 · Richard Franklin
The Forgotten Prayer
The Forgotten Prayer
1916 · Frank Borzage
The Sky Pilot
The Sky Pilot
1921 · King Vidor
Thunder on the Hill
Thunder on the Hill
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
The Hunt
The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' intensely explore protagonists battling internal demons and seeking redemption through obsession and self-destruction.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His Three Colors trilogy and 'Dekalog' examine moral ambiguity and personal redemption as characters confront their doubts and past failures.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Films like 'Prisoners' and 'Enemy' explore psychological self-doubt and the possibility of redemption through complex, morally compromised characters.