THEME EXPLORATION

redemption and regret

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas
1984 · Wim Wenders
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Ninety-Five Senses
Ninety-Five Senses
2022 · Jared Hess
Hero
Hero
1992 · Stephen Frears
Utshob
Utshob
2025 · Tanim Noor
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
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
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
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
Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His films, particularly the Three Colors trilogy and Dekalog, explore moral complexity, redemption through human connection, and the weight of past choices.

 Wes Anderson United States

Anderson examines broken characters seeking redemption and struggling with regret in films like There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights, and Magnolia, where personal reckoning drives narrative.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His intimate character studies, especially in films like After Life and Our Little Sister, delve into how characters confront regret and find quiet redemption through family and forgiveness.