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THEME EXPLORATION

escaped criminals

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Beast At Bay
A Beast At Bay
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
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
The Pilgrim
The Pilgrim
1916 · Frank Borzage
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1998 · Alfonso Cuarón
Heat
Heat
1995 · Michael Mann
Come svaligiammo la banca d’Italia
Come svaligiammo la banca d’Italia
1966 · Lucio Fulci
The Driver
The Driver
1978 · Walter Hill
House Tour
House Tour
2021 · Roman Perez Jr.
Love and Crime
Love and Crime
1969 · Teruo Ishii
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Molly Manning Walker → USA

His films like Heat and Collateral meticulously explore the psychology and operational tactics of criminals evading capture.

Sidney Lumet → USA

Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico deeply examine fugitives and those hunted by the system through tense, character-driven narratives.

David Fincher → USA

His films including Zodiac and The Game obsessively track the cat-and-mouse dynamics between escapees and those pursuing them.

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