THEME EXPLORATION

attempted assassination

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Paul Greengrass
Face the Music
Face the Music
1954 · Terence Fisher
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Le Tigre aime la chair fraiche
Le Tigre aime la chair fraiche
1964 · Claude Chabrol
North West Frontier
North West Frontier
1959 · J. Lee Thompson
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Fred Zinnemann
Days of ’36
Days of ’36
1972 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Dirty Ho
Dirty Ho
1979 · Kar-leung Lau
Dragon Town Story
Dragon Town Story
1997 · Zhang Yimou
The Interpreter
The Interpreter
2005 · Sydney Pollack
Game of Death
Game of Death
1978 · Robert Clouse
The Man with the Iron Heart
The Man with the Iron Heart
2017 · Cédric Jimenez
The Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea
2010 · Na Hong-jin
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
City Hunter: .357 Magnum
City Hunter: .357 Magnum
1989 · Kenji Kodama
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance
1974 · Toshiya Fujita
Silent Trigger
Silent Trigger
1996 · Russell Mulcahy
The Dragon Missile
The Dragon Missile
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua
The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat
2006 · Luis Llosa
The Parallax View
The Parallax View
1974 · Alan J. Pakula
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His meticulous psychological thrillers like *Zodiac* and *Gone Girl* obsessively deconstruct murder, conspiracy, and the mechanics of violent intent.

 Brian De Palma United States

His signature style of escalating suspense and elaborate assassination sequences appears throughout *Dressed to Kill*, *Body Double*, and *Blow Out*.