THEME EXPLORATION

outsmarting schemes

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
Chimmie Fadden Out West
Chimmie Fadden Out West
1915 · Cecil B. DeMille
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait
1995 · Bertrand Tavernier
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
The Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet
1935 · Mikio Naruse
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
1928 · Julien Duvivier
Cat vs. Rat
Cat vs. Rat
1982 · Kar-leung Lau
That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling
1979 · Bill Forsyth
The Fortune
The Fortune
1975 · Mike Nichols
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
1984 · Yannis Dalianidis
Classmates
Classmates
2016 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Confidence
Confidence
2003 · James Foley
Fubar II
Fubar II
2010 · Michael Dowse
The Tuner
The Tuner
2005 · Kira Muratova
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like *Se7en*, *Zodiac*, and *Gone Girl* obsessively explore cat-and-mouse games where characters devise and counter elaborate schemes.

 Christopher Nolan UK

His trademark layered narratives in *The Prestige*, *Inception*, and *Memento* center on characters executing and unraveling complex, mind-bending schemes.

 Brian De Palma USA

His psychological thrillers like *Blow Out*, *Body Double*, and *Dressed to Kill* focus on protagonists uncovering conspiracies and reversing elaborate deceptions.