THEME EXPLORATION

Theft and Crime

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
The Irishman
The Irishman
2019 · Martin Scorsese
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
The Sex Thief
The Sex Thief
1998 · Christian Petzold
Caccia tragica
Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Money Crazy
Money Crazy
1977 · John Woo
Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly
1970 · Tony Richardson
Breaking In
Breaking In
1989 · Bill Forsyth
Christina
Christina
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Skiptrace
Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
A War Named Desire
A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Gangstas
Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Gatao: The Last Stray
Gatao: The Last Stray
2021 · Chiang Jui-chih
Infernal Affairs II
Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Hugas
Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
Shaan
Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Molly Manning Walker United States

His films like Heat and Thief explore the psychological depths of criminals and law enforcement through meticulously crafted heist narratives and moral ambiguity.

 David Fincher United States

He examines crime, obsession, and justice in works like Se7en and Zodiac with clinical precision and complex protagonist-antagonist dynamics.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films like Chungking Express blur the lines between crime and romance, exploring urban decay and moral complexity through stylistic brilliance.