THEME EXPLORATION

black market dealings

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Persona
Persona
1966 · Ingmar Bergman
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Charulata
Charulata
1964 · Satyajit Ray
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Eraserhead
Eraserhead
1976 · David Lynch
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad
2016 · David Ayer
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · Robert Bresson
Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson
Gertrud
Gertrud
1964 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
L'Avventura
L'Avventura
1960 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
Cairo Station
Cairo Station
1958 · Youssef Chahine
Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos
2018 · Jonas Åkerlund
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Joel Coen
Art of the Devil 2
Art of the Devil 2
2005 · Art Thamthrakul & Isara Nadee & Kongkiat Khomsiri & Pasith Buranajan & Putipong Saisikaew & Seree Phongnithi
Art of the Devil 3
Art of the Devil 3
2008 · Pasith Buranajan & Putipong Saisikaew
Black Magic 2
Black Magic 2
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua
China White
China White
1989 · Ronny Yu
Overheard 2
Overheard 2
2011 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
William Friedkin United States

His masterpiece 'The French Connection' and 'To Live and Die in L.A.' are definitive explorations of criminal underworlds and illicit trade networks.

 Quentin Tarantino United States

Films like 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Inglourious Basterds' deeply examine criminal economies, underground dealings, and the moral complexities of black market operators.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films including 'Millennium Mambo' and 'The Assassin' subtly weave black market activities and underground economies into nuanced explorations of modern society.