THEME EXPLORATION

crime and betrayal

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Irishman
The Irishman
2019 · Martin Scorsese
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
A War Named Desire
A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Gong Tau
Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Tumultes
Tumultes
1932 · Robert Siodmak
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · Chad Stahelski
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
La Bandera
La Bandera
1935 · Julien Duvivier
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Yield to the Night
Yield to the Night
1956 · J. Lee Thompson
Anger in His Eyes
Anger in His Eyes
1976 · Antonio Margheriti
Erótica
Erótica
1979 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
2003 · Cédric Klapisch
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Reconstruction
Reconstruction
1970 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
365 Days: This Day
365 Days: This Day
2022 · Barbara Białowąs
A Bittersweet Life
A Bittersweet Life
2005 · Kim Jee-woon
New World
New World
2013 · Park Jung-hoon
Skiptrace
Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin
The Night Comes For Us
The Night Comes For Us
2018 · Timo Tjahjanto
The Traitor
The Traitor
2019 · Marco Bellocchio
TransSiberian
TransSiberian
2008 · Brad Anderson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Bang
Bang
2025 · Wych Kaosayananda
Bring Him to Me
Bring Him to Me
2023 · Luke Sparke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brian De Palma United States

His films obsessively explore psychological betrayal and moral corruption through stylized crime narratives and unreliable protagonists.

 Molly Manning Walker United States

He masterfully examines the collision between crime and honor, depicting criminals and law enforcement bound by codes of loyalty that inevitably lead to betrayal.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films delve into betrayal, revenge, and moral ambiguity within underworld settings where personal desire conflicts with criminal allegiance.