THEME EXPLORATION

piracy and revenge

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Noroit
Noroit
1977 · Jacques Rivette
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 · Michael Curtiz
The Spanish Main
The Spanish Main
1945 · Frank Borzage
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Django
Django
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Ashes of Time
Ashes of Time
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His filmography obsessively explores revenge's psychological and moral consequences, most notably in *Oldboy*, *The Handmaiden*, and *Stoker*.

 Damien Leone Italy

Pioneer of revenge narratives in the spaghetti western genre, crafting operatic tales of vengeance and retribution in *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* and *Once Upon a Time in the West*.

 Quentin Tarantino United States

Specializes in stylized revenge stories where outlaws, pirates of legality, and wronged protagonists pursue violent justice in *Kill Bill*, *Inglourious Basterds*, and *Django Unchained*.