THEME EXPLORATION

chance and coincidence

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931 · Robert Siodmak
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Vendredi soir
Vendredi soir
2002 · Claire Denis
11 Minutes
11 Minutes
2015 · Jerzy Skolimowski
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Antoine et Antoinette
Antoine et Antoinette
1947 · Jacques Becker
Before Sunrise
Before Sunrise
1995 · Richard Linklater
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joe Lynch USA

His films like Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire layer coincidences and fractured narratives to explore how chance moments shape identity and reality.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

Babel and 21 Grams deliberately construct intricate plots where seemingly unrelated characters' lives intersect through chance encounters and split-second decisions.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express use coincidence and missed connections as central motifs, exploring how chance meetings define romantic fate.