THEME EXPLORATION

military revenge

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
The Card Counter
The Card Counter
2021 · Paul Schrader
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Centurion
Centurion
2010 · Neil Marshall
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
2007 · Peter Berg
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Lady of Steel
Lady of Steel
1970 · Ho Meng-Hua
Liebelei
Liebelei
1933 · Max Ophüls
Saving General Yang
Saving General Yang
2013 · Ronny Yu
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Damien Leone Italy

His spaghetti westerns, particularly the 'Dollars Trilogy,' are foundational explorations of revenge as a driving force for solitary protagonists seeking justice through violent retribution.

 Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

His action films like 'The Killer' and 'Hard Boiled' center on military operatives and assassins navigating complex revenge narratives with stylized gunplay and moral ambiguity.

 Quentin Tarantino USA

Films like 'Inglourious Basterds' and 'Kill Bill' are explicit celebrations of revenge plots with military precision, featuring protagonists orchestrating elaborate retribution against antagonists.