THEME EXPLORATION

rival gangs

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Teenage Doll
Teenage Doll
1957 · Roger Corman
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
Rush Hour 2
Rush Hour 2
2001 · Brett Ratner
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast
1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001 · Simon West
No Greater Glory
No Greater Glory
1934 · Frank Borzage
Nan of Music Mountain
Nan of Music Mountain
1917 · Cecil B. DeMille
Paradise
Paradise
1994 · Paolo Sorrentino
Challenge of the Masters
Challenge of the Masters
1976 · Kar-leung Lau
Luca il contrabbandiere
Luca il contrabbandiere
1980 · Lucio Fulci
Masked Avengers
Masked Avengers
1981 · Chang Cheh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese United States

His films like Gangs of New York and The Departed explore rival gang violence and territorial conflicts with historical and contemporary depth.

 Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai Hong Kong

His crime thrillers including the Triad series dissect rival gang hierarchies and loyalty with stylistic sophistication and moral complexity.

 Takashi Miike Japan

His yakuza films like Ichi the Killer and Dead or Alive examine rival gang warfare with visceral intensity and psychological brutality.