THEME EXPLORATION

ego and redemption

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
2026 · Satoshi Kuwabara
The Club
The Club
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Mary
Mary
2005 · Abel Ferrara
The Last Minute
The Last Minute
2002 · Stephen Norrington
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
The Hunt
The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films obsessively explore ego-driven protagonists consumed by ambition and delusion, seeking redemption through suffering and transformation.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His meditative works examine spiritual redemption and the dissolution of ego through memory, faith, and communion with nature and others.

 Wes Anderson United States

He crafts character studies of flawed, egocentric men confronting their moral failings and seeking personal redemption through connection and vulnerability.