THEME EXPLORATION

masculinity in crisis

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
City Slickers
City Slickers
1991 · Ron Underwood
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Sale comme un ange
Sale comme un ange
1991 · Catherine Breillat
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Agito: Superpower War
Agito: Superpower War
2026 · Ryuta Tasaki
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
On the Road
On the Road
2026 · David Pablos
The Drama
The Drama
2026 · Kristoffer Borgli
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Five Days One Summer
Five Days One Summer
1982 · Fred Zinnemann
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Mann USA

Meticulous crime dramas exploring the psychology of obsessed men navigating moral ambiguity.

 Robert De Niro USA

Explores the psychological depths of flawed men navigating moral compromise in corrupt urban landscapes.

 Lynne Ramsay UK

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' explore masculine violence, trauma, and psychological breakdown with psychological depth and formal innovation.