THEME EXPLORATION

redemption through sport

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
The Eel
The Eel
1997 · Shohei Imamura
Call of My Life
Call of My Life
2026 · Dammy Twitch
The Horsemen
The Horsemen
1971 · John Frankenheimer
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
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
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently portray marginalized individuals finding dignity and transformation through physical activity and community engagement.

 Clint Eastwood United States

He repeatedly explores how sport becomes a vehicle for personal redemption and second chances in films like 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'The Gauntlet'.