THEME EXPLORATION

criminal redemption

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Hero
Hero
1992 · Stephen Frears
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog
2016 · Paul Schrader
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
Cry of the City
Cry of the City
1948 · Robert Siodmak
Le Cercle rouge
Le Cercle rouge
1970 · Jean-Pierre Melville
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Manhunter
Manhunter
1986 · Michael Mann
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000 · Joel Coen
Drunken Monkey
Drunken Monkey
2003 · Kar-leung Lau
La Petite vertu
La Petite vertu
1968 · Claude Sautet
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
1955 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Audiard France · Paris

Explores men's violent self-transformation within corrupt systems with poetic brutality.

 Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Irishman obsessively explore the moral and spiritual struggles of violent men seeking redemption.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as Shoplifters and The Third Murder examine criminality through compassion, questioning justice systems and human dignity in redemption arcs.