THEME EXPLORATION

forced alliance

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 · Michael Bay
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
A Temporary Truce
A Temporary Truce
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Red Cliff
Red Cliff
2008 · John Woo
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
Banzo
Banzo
2024 · Margarida Cardoso
My Fault
My Fault
2023 · Domingo González
Ringo and His Golden Pistol
Ringo and His Golden Pistol
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
Sun Seekers
Sun Seekers
1972 · Konrad Wolf
The Unloved Woman
The Unloved Woman
1949 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
1984 · Yannis Dalianidis
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003 · Kinji Fukasaku
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
2019 · Lee Tae-won
There's No Place Like Home
There's No Place Like Home
2018 · Gabriele Muccino
Two Brothers
Two Brothers
2004 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Designing Christmas with You
Designing Christmas with You
2023 · Jo-Anne Brechin
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
2014 · Igor Voloshin
Scalps
Scalps
1987 · Frank Miller
The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island
2017 · Ryoo Seung-wan
The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl
1980 · Robert Clouse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Dog Day Afternoon' and '12 Angry Men' explore how ordinary people are forced into alliance through circumstance, conflict, and moral obligation.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His work, particularly 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent,' dissects how strangers and families become trapped in forced relationships that expose societal tensions and moral breakdowns.