THEME EXPLORATION

Violence and Brutality

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La Haine
La Haine
1995 · Mathieu Kassovitz
Bronson
Bronson
2009 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Carandiru
Carandiru
2003 · Héctor Babenco
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
2020 · Spike Lee
Bodycam
Bodycam
2026 · Brandon Christensen
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
Scary Movie
Scary Movie
2026 · Michael Tiddes
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Hello, Late Homecomers
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 · John Woo
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mel Gibson USA

Explores redemption through visceral depictions of suffering and spiritual reckoning.

 Timo Tjahjanto Germany

Raw, unflinching depictions of violence exploring moral ambiguity in contemporary society.

 Gaspar Noé France

His films like 'Irréversible' and 'Climax' unflinchingly explore violence and brutality through experimental narrative structures and visceral cinematography.