THEME EXPLORATION

luck and fate

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Chance at Love
Chance at Love
1964 · Bertrand Tavernier
Karmic Mahjong
Karmic Mahjong
2006 · Wang Xiaoshuai
Intacto
Intacto
2001 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Just My Luck
Just My Luck
2006 · Donald Petrie
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2026 · Gore Verbinski
KD – The Devil
KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem
OMG! Oh My Girl
OMG! Oh My Girl
2026 · Thitipong Kerdtongtawee
Edipo re
Edipo re
1967 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Peter Jackson
And Then There Was Love...
And Then There Was Love...
2022 · Šimon Holý
Jimmy Jaguár
Jimmy Jaguár
2025 · Benedek Fliegauf
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
1996 · Baz Luhrmann
Bugambilia
Bugambilia
1945 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Wake up Vassili
Wake up Vassili
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical films explore the intersection of human will and cosmic destiny, questioning whether our choices are truly free or predetermined by fate.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films frequently depict characters whose lives intersect through chance encounters, examining how luck and missed connections shape romantic and personal destinies.

 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

His naturalistic dramas meticulously reveal how small, seemingly insignificant moments and random events accumulate to determine the trajectories of his characters' lives.