THEME EXPLORATION

justice and heroism

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Yellow Devil
Yellow Devil
1964 · Robert Siodmak
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
Heroes Among Heroes
Heroes Among Heroes
1993 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
2005 · Christopher Nolan
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like Rashomon and Seven Samurai explore justice through multiple perspectives and the moral complexities of heroic action.

 Sidney Lumet United States

He consistently examined institutional justice and individual heroism in films like 12 Angry Men and Serpico, questioning what true justice requires.