THEME EXPLORATION

personal sacrifice

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick
2022 · Joseph Kosinski
Beast
Beast
2026 · Tyler Atkins
Mata
Mata
2026 · Rachel Lang
So Big
So Big
1953 · Robert Wise
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Emerald
Emerald
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Out of Love
Out of Love
2025 · Nathan Ambrosioni
Red Bells
Red Bells
1982 · Sergey Bondarchuk
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films explore spiritual and existential sacrifice through meditative narratives that demand viewers surrender to challenging, transcendent experiences.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He repeatedly examines personal sacrifice in relationships and faith, particularly how individuals surrender autonomy for love, duty, or spiritual conviction.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His austere films, especially those about Joan of Arc, center on protagonists who sacrifice everything—comfort, life itself—for their convictions and beliefs.