THEME EXPLORATION

redemption through combat

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
Call of My Life
Call of My Life
2026 · Dammy Twitch
The Eel
The Eel
1997 · Shohei Imamura
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
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
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
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
David Fincher USA

His films like Fight Club and Se7en explore redemption through physical and psychological struggle against systemic corruption.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai epics, particularly Sanjuro and Harakiri, examine how warriors find moral redemption through honorable combat and sacrifice.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Films like Prisoners and Enemy depict characters seeking redemption through confrontation and violent resolution of internal and external conflicts.