THEME EXPLORATION

maternal revenge

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
The Mountaineer’s Honor
The Mountaineer’s Honor
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Only God Forgives
Only God Forgives
2013 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Hit and Run
Hit and Run
1966 · Mikio Naruse
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1992 · Curtis Hanson
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Schlussakkord
Schlussakkord
1936 · Douglas Sirk
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
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1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Karyn Kusama USA

Her films like 'The Invitation' and 'Destroyer' explore maternal trauma and rage with psychological intensity and moral complexity.

 Lynne Ramsay UK

'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' feature protagonists driven by maternal protection and devastating vengeance.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His 'Stoker' and 'The Handmaiden' feature maternal figures orchestrating elaborate revenge with meticulous visual storytelling and dark eroticism.