THEME EXPLORATION

kidnapping and crime

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Machine-Gun Kelly

Machine-Gun Kelly
1958 · Roger Corman

Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes

Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku

7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia

Stealing Sinatra

Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood

Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay

Fargo
1996 · Joel Coen

The Street Fighter

The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa

Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak

La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi

Giallo
2009 · Dario Argento

Le Fauve est lâché

Le Fauve est lâché
1959 · Claude Sautet

Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney

Puta misèria!
1989 · Ventura Pons

Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin

The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu

Assassination in Rome

Assassination in Rome
1965 · Silvio Amadio

A War Named Desire

A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai

Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah

Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau

Gatao: The Last Stray

Gatao: The Last Stray
2021 · Chiang Jui-chih

Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield

Infernal Affairs II

Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.

Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy

State of Fear
2026 · Pedro Morelli

Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher

White Lies
1998 · Pierre Salvadori

Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho

The Raid Redemption

The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

David Fincher United States

Masterfully explores psychological crime and abduction through meticulous narratives in films like Gone Girl and Zodiac.

Denis Villeneuve Canada

Crafts intense explorations of kidnapping and morality with films like Prisoners and Enemy that probe human desperation.

Park Chan-wook South Korea

Creates visceral examinations of crime, revenge, and abduction through visually striking films like Oldboy and The Handmaiden.