THEME EXPLORATION

blackmail scheme

21 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Fargo
Fargo
1996 · Joel Coen
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
1986 · John Frankenheimer
A Burglar’s Mistake
A Burglar’s Mistake
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Act of Violence
Act of Violence
1949 · Fred Zinnemann
Criss Cross
Criss Cross
1949 · Robert Siodmak
Fear
Fear
1965 · Ritwik Ghatak
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
1964 · Ingmar Bergman
Hard Fists
Hard Fists
1927 · William Wyler
Histoire de Marie et Julien
Histoire de Marie et Julien
2003 · Jacques Rivette
La paura
La paura
1954 · Roberto Rossellini
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death
1989 · Alfonso Cuarón
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
1972 · Dario Argento
A Very Clever Guy
A Very Clever Guy
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
Shaolin Mantis
Shaolin Mantis
1978 · Kar-leung Lau
A Woman's Hole
A Woman's Hole
2014 · Kōta Yoshida
Cold Sweat
Cold Sweat
1970 · Terence Young
Okinawa Rendez-vous
Okinawa Rendez-vous
2000 · Gordon Chan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

Mastered psychological manipulation and moral corruption in films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'Ace in the Hole' where characters exploit secrets for power.

 Brian De Palma USA

Repeatedly explores blackmail, voyeurism, and coercion in thrillers such as 'Body Double' and 'Dressed to Kill' with meticulous suspenseful storytelling.