THEME EXPLORATION

redemption and failure

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Night of the Iguana *
The Night of the Iguana *
1964 · John Huston
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
The Rebellion
The Rebellion
1993 · Michael Haneke
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Hero
Hero
1992 · Stephen Frears
The Apprentices
The Apprentices
1995 · Pierre Salvadori
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
The Hunt
The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films obsessively explore characters spiraling toward self-destruction and seeking redemption through obsession, as seen in The Wrestler and Black Swan.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative, philosophical works examine spiritual redemption, human failure, and the struggle for meaning in films like Stalker and Mirror.

 Wes Anderson United States

He crafts complex narratives about flawed characters seeking redemption amid moral failure, particularly in There Will Be Blood and The Master.