THEME EXPLORATION

master criminal

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Satan’s Brew
Satan’s Brew
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Il bidone
Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini
I Vinti
I Vinti
1953 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
The Grandmaster
The Grandmaster
2013 · Wong Kar-wai
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
A Very Clever Guy
A Very Clever Guy
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
Daibosatsu Toge Kanketsuhen
Daibosatsu Toge Kanketsuhen
1959 · Tomu Uchida
Drunken Monkey
Drunken Monkey
2003 · Kar-leung Lau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Molly Manning Walker United States

His films like Heat and Collateral are definitive explorations of master criminals as complex antiheroes, examining their methodical minds and moral codes.

 David Fincher United States

Films like The Social Network and Zodiac dissect intelligent criminals and master manipulators with meticulous visual storytelling and psychological depth.

 François Truffaut France

His film Shoot the Piano Player and Tirez sur le pianiste established the romantic, philosophically nuanced treatment of criminals in cinema that influenced the entire genre.