THEME EXPLORATION

military rivalry

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Bitter Victory
Bitter Victory
1957 · Nicholas Ray
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
Mask of Dust
Mask of Dust
1954 · Terence Fisher
The Lost People
The Lost People
1949 · Muriel Box
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
No Room for the Groom
No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
An Evening Shoot
An Evening Shoot
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Gunnm
Gunnm
2000 · —
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Paris s’éveille
Paris s’éveille
1991 · Olivier Assayas
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
Super Charlie
Super Charlie
2026 · Jon Holmberg
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique brought military conflict and ideological rivalry to visceral life in films like *Battleship Potemkin* and *October: Ten Days That Shook the World*.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

He dissected military rivalry and the absurdity of warfare through darkly comic and tragic lenses in *Dr. Strangelove*, *Full Metal Jacket*, and *Paths of Glory*.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai epics like *Ran* and *Kagemusha* explore military rivalry, strategy, and the human cost of territorial and dynastic conflict with poetic depth.