THEME EXPLORATION

revenge and obsession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Moby Dick *
Moby Dick *
1956 · John Huston
The Canyons
The Canyons
2013 · Paul Schrader
The Searchers
The Searchers
1956 · John Ford
Stolen Face
Stolen Face
1952 · Terence Fisher
The Menu
The Menu
2022 · Mark Mylod
The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book
1995 · Peter Greenaway
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion
1978 · Nagisa Oshima
Il miele del diavolo
Il miele del diavolo
1986 · Lucio Fulci
Ringo and His Golden Pistol
Ringo and His Golden Pistol
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · Joel Schumacher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His masterpiece 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden' obsessively explore revenge as a consuming psychological force that destroys both perpetrator and victim.

 Quentin Tarantino United States

Films like 'Kill Bill' and 'Inglourious Basterds' center on protagonists consumed by obsessive vengeance that drives every narrative decision.

 David Fincher United States

His works including 'Gone Girl' and 'The Game' delve into obsessive psychological games where revenge and manipulation become the primary human motivations.