THEME EXPLORATION

marital betrayal

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 · Akira Kurosawa
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown
1957 · J. Lee Thompson
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Mike Nichols
It Conquered the World
It Conquered the World
1956 · Roger Corman
My Brother’s Wife
My Brother’s Wife
1966 · Doris Wishman
Serena
Serena
2014 · Susanne Bier
The Merry Jail
The Merry Jail
1917 · Ernst Lubitsch
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claude Chabrol France

His psychological thrillers obsessively dissect marital infidelity and domestic deception with dark irony and moral ambiguity.

 David Fincher United States

He explores betrayal in marriage through meticulous narratives that reveal the calculated cruelty and psychological warfare between spouses.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His humanistic films examine marital fractures and infidelity with profound emotional depth, focusing on shame, forgiveness, and family bonds.