THEME EXPLORATION

double-crosses and betrayal

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Funeral in Berlin
Funeral in Berlin
1966 · Guy Hamilton
Mystery
Mystery
2012 · Lou Ye
Agent Zero
Agent Zero
2025 · Guillaume de Fontenay
The Angel
The Angel
2018 · Ariel Vromen
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brian De Palma USA

His psychological thrillers obsessively explore betrayal and double-crosses through unreliable narratives and morally compromised characters.

 Peyton Reed United Kingdom

Films like *The Third Man* and *Odd Man Out* are quintessential explorations of betrayal, espionage, and characters trapped in noir worlds of shifting allegiances.