THEME EXPLORATION

espionage and betrayal

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Skyfall
Skyfall
2012 · Sam Mendes
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018 · Christopher McQuarrie
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
1999 · Ralph Thomas
L’Armée des ombres
L’Armée des ombres
1969 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Les Espions
Les Espions
1958 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · John Woo
The Chairman
The Chairman
1969 · J. Lee Thompson
The Fate of Lee Khan
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973 · King Hu
Salt
Salt
2010 · Phillip Noyce
Shaolin Mantis
Shaolin Mantis
1978 · Kar-leung Lau
The Commander
The Commander
1988 · Antonio Margheriti
Paranoia
Paranoia
2013 · Robert Luketic
Private House of the SS
Private House of the SS
1977 · Frank Miller
The Berlin File
The Berlin File
2013 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His thrillers like Serpico and Power expose institutional betrayal and corruption within systems of power through tense, character-driven narratives.

 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Germany

The Lives of Others masterfully examines surveillance, moral compromise, and redemption through betrayal in Cold War East Germany.