THEME EXPLORATION

deadly games

16 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Arcade
1993 · Albert Pyun

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations

Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl

The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols

Quintet
1979 · Robert Altman

Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Kon Ichikawa

The Innocent Sorcerers

The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski

Turning Point
1994 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

Visions of Eight

Visions of Eight
1973 · Kon Ichikawa & Mai Zetterling

Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top

Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch

Turning Point
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis

Advantage Satan

Advantage Satan
2007 · Sean Byrne

Confidence
2003 · James Foley

Killer Meteors
1976 · Lo Wei

Lee's Adventures

Lee's Adventures
2011 · Frant Gwo

Mother's Heart
1969 · Salvatore Samperi

Thomas & Friends: Pop Goes Thomas

Thomas & Friends: Pop Goes Thomas
2011 · Greg Tiernan

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Quentin Tarantino United States

His films obsessively explore characters trapped in violent games of power, deception, and survival with darkly comedic tension.

David Fincher United States

He crafts intricate psychological thrillers where characters navigate deadly games of cat-and-mouse with meticulous precision and moral ambiguity.

Karyn Kusama United States

Her films examine characters caught in escalating games of revenge and manipulation where survival requires dangerous moral compromises.