THEME EXPLORATION

justice and innocence

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl
1987 · James Foley
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
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
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Dolly
Dolly
2026 · Rod Blackhurst
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2026 · Quentin Tarantino
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet USA

His films like 'Twelve Angry Men' and 'The Verdict' rigorously examine the justice system's capacity to fail the innocent through procedural scrutiny and moral questioning.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His 'Three Colors' trilogy and 'Dekalog' profoundly explore moral ambiguity, guilt, and innocence through interconnected narratives that challenge viewers' judgments.

 David Lynch USA

His surreal cinema like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'The Elephant' deconstructs appearance versus reality, revealing how innocence can be obscured or destroyed by hidden systems.