THEME EXPLORATION

international intrigue

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Tigre aime la chair fraiche
Le Tigre aime la chair fraiche
1964 · Claude Chabrol
The Ambassador
The Ambassador
1985 · J. Lee Thompson
The Kremlin Letter *
The Kremlin Letter *
1970 · John Huston
The Saint
The Saint
1997 · Phillip Noyce
Captain America: Brave New World
Captain America: Brave New World
2025 · Julius Onah
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
2003 · Gordon Chan
Nobody Runs Forever
Nobody Runs Forever
1968 · Ralph Thomas
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Silences of the Palace
The Silences of the Palace
1994 · Moufida Tlatli
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
Cinetracts '20
Cinetracts '20
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
2026 · Eiji Uchida
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Concrete Grandma
Concrete Grandma
1986 · Mai Zetterling
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Hamles
Hamles
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Il Decameron
Il Decameron
1971 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · John Woo
Temptation of a Monk
Temptation of a Monk
1993 · Clara Law
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pierre Morel France

Kinetic action cinema grounded in visceral realism and fast-paced storytelling.

 Terence Young China

Master of taut espionage narratives blending psychological complexity with kinetic action sequences.

 Sidney Lumet United States

His thrillers like 'Three Days of the Condor' and 'Serpico' masterfully explore conspiracy, corruption, and moral ambiguity in geopolitical contexts.