THEME EXPLORATION

justice and vengeance

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
Jimmy Jaguár
Jimmy Jaguár
2025 · Benedek Fliegauf
Punisher: War Zone
Punisher: War Zone
2008 · Lexi Alexander
DC Showcase: The Spectre
DC Showcase: The Spectre
2010 · Joaquim Dos Santos
The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978 · Kinji Fukasaku
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
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
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987 · J. Lee Thompson
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His films, particularly the Vengeance Trilogy, obsessively explore how the pursuit of justice and revenge destroys both perpetrators and victims through cycles of violence.

 Sidney Lumet United States

His legal dramas and crime films rigorously examine the tension between institutional justice and personal vengeance, questioning the morality of both systems.

 Quentin Tarantino United States

His signature style uses revenge narratives to interrogate justice, victimhood, and redemption while celebrating the cathartic power of vengeance cinema.