THEME EXPLORATION

moral transformation

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 · Howard Hawks
The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026 · Olivier Assayas
La Tentation de Saint-Antoine
La Tentation de Saint-Antoine
1898 · Georges Méliès
Liar Wanted
Liar Wanted
1961 · Yannis Dalianidis
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Michael Curtiz
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Son of Saul
Son of Saul
2015 · László Nemes
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pierre Perifel France

Transforms misfits into heroes through witty storytelling and expressive character animation.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His films obsessively chronicle psychological and spiritual deterioration, exploring how individuals descend into moral and physical corruption through addiction and obsession.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

He masterfully depicts characters confronting their moral failings and seeking redemption through interconnected narratives that expose hidden guilt and complicity.