THEME EXPLORATION

jealousy and revenge

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tumultes
Tumultes
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Passion of a Woman Teacher
Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Ten Dark Women
Ten Dark Women
1961 · Kon Ichikawa
Unfaithfully Yours
Unfaithfully Yours
1948 · Preston Sturges
Adultery Italian Style
Adultery Italian Style
1966 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Sick of Myself
Sick of Myself
2022 · Kristoffer Borgli
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Cocktail 2
Cocktail 2
2026 · Homi Adajania
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
Super Charlie
Super Charlie
2026 · Jon Holmberg
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films like 'Live Flesh' and 'The Skin I Live In' intricately explore obsession, revenge, and jealousy through psychologically complex characters and emotional intensity.

 François Truffaut France

His masterpiece 'Jules and Jim' and other works deeply examine romantic jealousy and its destructive consequences on relationships and human connection.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films 'Oldboy' and 'Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance' are brutal explorations of revenge cycles and how jealousy and resentment corrupt the human soul.