THEME EXPLORATION

betrayal and conspiracy

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
1999 · Ralph Thomas
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 · Michael Bay
Endless Desire
Endless Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Eraser
Eraser
1996 · Chuck Russell
Das Phantom
Das Phantom
2000 · Dennis Gansel
Detective in the Bar
Detective in the Bar
2013 · Hajime Hashimoto
Silent Trigger
Silent Trigger
1996 · Russell Mulcahy
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Chum
Chum
2026 · Jonathan Zuck
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brian De Palma USA

Masterfully crafts psychological thrillers centered on paranoia, deception, and hidden conspiracies with meticulous visual storytelling.

 David Fincher USA

Explores moral ambiguity and intricate betrayals in morally complex characters caught within elaborate conspiracies and corrupt systems.