THEME EXPLORATION

criminal underworld

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Bedevilled
1955 · Mitchell Leisen

I ladri
1959 · Lucio Fulci

Repo Chick
2009 · Alex Cox

Lucio Flavio
1977 · Héctor Babenco

Bad Seed
1934 · Billy Wilder

Um Ladrão
1980 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos

The Gangster
2012 · Kongkiat Khomsiri

Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie

Love is Colder Than Death

Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro

Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd

Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg

Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt

KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem

Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low

The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki

That Burning House

That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan

Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse

Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse
1971 · Mauro Bolognini

Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami

Drunken Angel
1948 · Akira Kurosawa

Fallen Angels
1995 · Wong Kar-wai

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel

The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging
1979 · Kon Ichikawa

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Ariel Vromen Israel

Unflinching exploration of how ordinary men descend into violence and moral corruption.

Joe Carnahan USA

High-octane genre cinema blending pulpy action with gritty realism and dark humor.

Martin Scorsese United States

His filmography obsessively examines organized crime, moral decay, and the psychology of criminals through works like Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman.