THEME EXPLORATION

revenge and retribution

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Don Giovanni
1979 · Joseph Losey

Great Expectations

Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean

The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff

Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan

Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone

Tumultes
1932 · Robert Siodmak

Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi

The Secret in Their Eyes

The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella

Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo

Django
1966 · Sergio Corbucci

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway

Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel

The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov

Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales

Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar

Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov

Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar

Blaga's Lessons

Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev

Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis

Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt

Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup

Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander

Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann

Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka

Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras

300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro

Ashes of Time
1994 · Wong Kar-wai

Behold a Pale Horse

Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Park Chan-wook South Korea

His masterpiece 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden' intricately explore the psychological complexities and moral ambiguities of revenge and retribution.

Quentin Tarantino United States

Films like 'Kill Bill' and 'Inglourious Basterds' center on elaborate revenge narratives that blend stylized violence with profound character motivation.

Ethan Coen United States

'No Country for Old Men' and 'Blood Simple' examine how revenge and retribution corrupt characters and spiral beyond their control.