THEME EXPLORATION

betrayal and deception

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005 · Doug Liman
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male
1956 · Julien Duvivier
Strong
Strong
2026 · Dimbo Atiya
Gli indifferenti (Time of Indifference
Gli indifferenti (Time of Indifference
1988 · Mauro Bolognini
La Sirène du Mississippi
La Sirène du Mississippi
1969 · François Truffaut
Return from the Ashes
Return from the Ashes
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
The Spider’s Stratagem
The Spider’s Stratagem
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon
1993 · Peter Greenaway
Closer
Closer
2004 · Mike Nichols
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Zhang Yimou
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
2005 · Mamoru Hosoda
Perfect Addiction
Perfect Addiction
2023 · Castille Landon
The Grifters
The Grifters
1990 · Stephen Frears
Shaolin Hand Lock
Shaolin Hand Lock
1978 · Ho Meng-Hua
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
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 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Master of psychological manipulation who consistently explores how ordinary people betray trust and deceive through suspense narratives that expose hidden motives.

 David Fincher United States

Specializes in morally ambiguous characters and intricate plots of deception, manipulation, and betrayal with meticulous visual storytelling in films like Gone Girl and The Social Network.

 Brian De Palma United States

Explores betrayal and deception through voyeurism and unreliable perspectives, crafting thrillers where characters are trapped by secrets and double-crosses.