THEME EXPLORATION

mercenary ambush

16 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Deadpool
Deadpool
2016 · Tim Miller
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2
2018 · David Leitch
Heroes Shed No Tears
Heroes Shed No Tears
1984 · John Woo
The Wanderers
The Wanderers
1973 · Kon Ichikawa
Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984 · Antonio Margheriti
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
2016 · Zhang Yimou
The Mercenary
The Mercenary
1968 · Sergio Corbucci
Walker
Walker
1987 · Alex Cox
Hardcore Henry
Hardcore Henry
2015 · Ilya Naishuller
Babylon A.D.
Babylon A.D.
2008 · Mathieu Kassovitz
Expend4bles
Expend4bles
2023 · Scott Waugh
Counterattack
Counterattack
2025 · Chava Cartas
Rogue
Rogue
2020 · MJ Bassett
One More Shot
One More Shot
2024 · James Nunn
The Ambush
The Ambush
2021 · Pierre Morel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter USA

His films like 'Assault on Precinct 13' and 'The Fog' masterfully explore sudden violent ambushes and siege scenarios with mercenary-like antagonists.

 Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

Renowned for choreographing intense mercenary ambush sequences in 'Hard Boiled' and 'The Killer,' blending balletic violence with emotional depth.