THEME EXPLORATION

protection

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eliminators
Eliminators
2016 · James Nunn
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
The Adventure of Iron Pussy
The Adventure of Iron Pussy
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
1992 · Mick Jackson
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Maleficent
Maleficent
2014 · Robert Stromberg
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Blast
Blast
2026 · Subash K Raj
Drishyam 3
Drishyam 3
2026 · Jeethu Joseph
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films consistently explore how individuals protect loved ones and navigate moral complexities around safeguarding vulnerable family members.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema examines institutional failures to protect the vulnerable and depicts ordinary people fighting to shield their families from systemic injustice.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her intensely psychological films explore maternal protection, trauma, and the psychological defenses individuals construct to survive threatening circumstances.