THEME EXPLORATION

escaped convict antagonist

15 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Where the Breakers Roar
Where the Breakers Roar
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Hand of Death
Hand of Death
1976 · John Woo
Highway Pick-Up
Highway Pick-Up
1963 · Julien Duvivier
Robert C Cumbow, Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter , Second Edition, The Scarecrow Press
Robert C Cumbow, Order in the Universe: The Films of John Carpenter , Second Edition, The Scarecrow Press
2000 · John Carpenter
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
1955 · William Wyler
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1998 · Alfonso Cuarón
I quattro dell’apocalisse
I quattro dell’apocalisse
1975 · Lucio Fulci
One Piece Film Red
One Piece Film Red
2022 · Goro Taniguchi
Hardcore Henry
Hardcore Henry
2015 · Ilya Naishuller
Hurricane Touchdown
Hurricane Touchdown
2000 · Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Long Weekend
Long Weekend
1979 · Colin Eggleston
Mr. Vampire III
Mr. Vampire III
1987 · Ricky Lau
Nightbooks
Nightbooks
2021 · David Yarovesky
Tales of an Ancient Empire
Tales of an Ancient Empire
2010 · Albert Pyun
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet USA

Crafted intense portraits of escaped convicts and lawbreakers in gritty, character-driven thrillers such as 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon,' revealing their humanity amid criminality.

 François Truffaut France

Explored the fugitive outlaw archetype with romantic complexity in 'Jules and Jim' and 'The 400 Blows,' treating escapes and social transgression as existential quests.