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THEME EXPLORATION

outlaw pursuit

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Public Enemies
Public Enemies
2009 · Michael Mann
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1930 · King Vidor
The Old Man & the Gun
The Old Man & the Gun
2018 · David Lowery
I quattro dell’apocalisse
I quattro dell’apocalisse
1975 · Lucio Fulci
Billy Two Hats
Billy Two Hats
1974 · Ted Kotcheff
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Francis Ford Coppola → United States

Pioneered the Western genre with morally complex outlaw narratives that explore the clash between civilization and frontier lawlessness.

Jean-Luc Godard → France

Deconstructed the crime film and outlaw mythology through experimental narratives like 'Breathless,' questioning society's pursuit of criminals.

David Fincher → United States

Masterfully crafts psychological thrillers centered on the pursuit of elusive criminals and the obsessive cat-and-mouse dynamics between hunter and hunted.

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