THEME EXPLORATION

character rivalry

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tender Hearts
Tender Hearts
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Duck Amuck
Duck Amuck
1953 · Chuck Jones
The Hypnosis
The Hypnosis
2023 · Go Ueki
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
1970 · Mario Bava
Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense
Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense
2017 · Susumu Mitsunaka
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Fiction
Fiction
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Paris s’éveille
Paris s’éveille
1991 · Olivier Assayas
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
Super Charlie
Super Charlie
2026 · Jon Holmberg
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Days in the Trees
Days in the Trees
1967 · John Schlesinger
La Mort en ce jardin
La Mort en ce jardin
1956 · Luis Buñuel
Side by Side
Side by Side
1975 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese United States

His films obsessively explore intense personal rivalries and competitive dynamics between characters, from Travis and Sport in Taxi Driver to the criminal underworld conflicts in Goodfellas and Casino.

 Quentin Tarantino United States

He constructs narratives built on character antagonism and rivalry, with memorable confrontations and tense power struggles defining films like Inglourious Basterds and Kill Bill.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His melodramatic style intensifies interpersonal conflicts and rivalries between characters, exploring jealousy, resentment, and emotional competition with psychological depth in films like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.