THEME EXPLORATION

mafia revenge

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Salvatore Giuliano
Salvatore Giuliano
1961 · Francesco Rosi
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999 · Jim Jarmusch
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Tumultes
Tumultes
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Ashes of Time
Ashes of Time
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy is the definitive exploration of mafia power dynamics, vengeance cycles, and the moral decay that comes with seeking revenge within organized crime.

 Damien Leone Italy

Leone's operatic approach to violence and revenge, particularly in his Spaghetti Westerns and crime films, examines the ritualistic and mythic nature of retribution and blood feuds.

 Martin Scorsese USA

Scorsese obsessively probes mafia culture and revenge through films like Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman, analyzing how violence begets more violence in the criminal underworld.