THEME EXPLORATION

assassination and espionage

19 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
Le Tigre aime la chair fraiche
Le Tigre aime la chair fraiche
1964 · Claude Chabrol
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Fred Zinnemann
The Interpreter
The Interpreter
2005 · Sydney Pollack
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · Guy Hamilton
The Man with the Iron Heart
The Man with the Iron Heart
2017 · Cédric Jimenez
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
2025 · Wes Anderson
City Hunter: .357 Magnum
City Hunter: .357 Magnum
1989 · Kenji Kodama
DC Showcase: Green Arrow
DC Showcase: Green Arrow
2010 · Joaquim Dos Santos
Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male
1967 · Ralph Thomas
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders
Ivan’s Childhood
Ivan’s Childhood
1962 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · John Woo
The Fate of Lee Khan
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973 · King Hu
The Man Without a Nationality
The Man Without a Nationality
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Master of suspense who made assassination and espionage central to classics like Rear Window, North by Northwest, and Torn Curtain, exploring paranoia and mistaken identity.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Created cerebral political thrillers like Network and Serpico that dissect institutional assassination, corruption, and espionage with documentary-like precision and moral urgency.