THEME EXPLORATION

gratitude and redemption

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hero
Hero
1992 · Stephen Frears
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
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
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
Home
Home
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films explore redemption through acceptance and gratitude for small family moments, particularly in works like 'Tokyo Story' where characters find peace through reconciliation.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He deeply examines redemption and spiritual transformation in films like 'The Fountain' and 'Black Swan,' where characters struggle toward grace and gratitude.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His contemplative cinema in films like 'Stalker' and 'The Mirror' investigates spiritual redemption and humanity's gratitude for meaning in a complex world.