THEME EXPLORATION

deception and double-crossing

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Violette Nozière
Violette Nozière
1978 · Claude Chabrol
Love at Large
Love at Large
1990 · Alan Rudolph
13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine
1947 · Henry Hathaway
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
1950 · Michael Powell
Triple Cross
Triple Cross
1966 · Terence Young
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Second Love in Hong Kong
Second Love in Hong Kong
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Belle de jour
Belle de jour
1967 · Luis Buñuel
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like Gone Girl and The Game are masterclasses in unreliable narration and shocking betrayals that deconstruct trust.

 Brian De Palma United States

A Hitchcockian virtuoso who crafts intricate plots centered on deception, mistaken identity, and elaborate cons in films like Dressed to Kill and Body Double.