THEME EXPLORATION

mercenary violence

38 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Forsaken
Forsaken
2026 · Vincent Garenq
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
Scary Movie
Scary Movie
2026 · Michael Tiddes
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Hello, Late Homecomers
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 · John Woo
Il Lungo Silenzio
Il Lungo Silenzio
1993 · Margarethe von Trotta
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
1989 · Clara Law
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

Masterfully blends stylized gunplay with philosophical depth in films like *Hard Boiled* and *The Killer*, examining the code and humanity of hired assassins.

 David Cronenberg Canada

Probes the psychology and brutal physicality of mercenary work in films like *A History of Violence* and *Eastern Promises*, merging visceral action with existential questioning.