THEME EXPLORATION

medieval justice

38 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Robin Hood: The Movie
Robin Hood: The Movie
1955 · Terence Fisher
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938 · Michael Curtiz
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
2005 · Christopher Nolan
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
Francesco, giullare di Dio
Francesco, giullare di Dio
1950 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His films like 'Ivan the Terrible' deeply explore the brutal exercise of power and justice in medieval/early modern contexts through montage and visual storytelling.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His adaptation of 'The Canterbury Tales' and medieval-themed works interrogate justice systems through a lens of class struggle and human dignity.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous examination of law, punishment, and institutional justice in films like 'Zodiac' and 'Se7en' echoes medieval themes of retribution and moral judgment.