THEME EXPLORATION

revenge and honor

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
47 Ronin
47 Ronin
1994 · Kon Ichikawa
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
1946 · John Ford
D'Artagnan's Daughter
D'Artagnan's Daughter
1994 · Bertrand Tavernier
Okuni and Gohei
Okuni and Gohei
1952 · Mikio Naruse
Challenge of the Masters
Challenge of the Masters
1976 · Kar-leung Lau
Mysterious Island
Mysterious Island
1982 · Chang Cheh
Seyyit Han
Seyyit Han
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury
1972 · Lo Wei
Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan
Dead for a Dollar
Dead for a Dollar
2022 · Walter Hill
Shaolin Hand Lock
Shaolin Hand Lock
1978 · Ho Meng-Hua
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Tumultes
Tumultes
1932 · Robert Siodmak
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Django
Django
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His masterpiece 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden' obsessively explore revenge's psychological toll and moral ambiguity through visually stunning narratives.

 Damien Leone Italy

His Spaghetti Westerns, particularly 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' redefined revenge and honor as complex, morally gray motivations within mythic storytelling.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films like 'Harakiri' and 'Sanjuro' penetrate the samurai code of honor and revenge, questioning whether such traditions justify human suffering and death.