THEME EXPLORATION

rivalry and honor

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
Dead End
Dead End
1969 · Chang Cheh
Ip Man: The Final Fight
Ip Man: The Final Fight
2013 · Herman Yau
Pumpkin Pie Wars
Pumpkin Pie Wars
2016 · Steven R. Monroe
The Magnificent Butcher
The Magnificent Butcher
1979 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai films like 'Sanjuro' and 'Harakiri' explore honor codes and rivalries with profound psychological depth and moral complexity.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Films such as 'Raging Bull' and 'The Irishman' examine obsessive rivalries and the corrupted pursuit of honor in crime and boxing worlds.

 Damien Leone Italy

His Spaghetti Westerns, particularly 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' center on conflicting codes of honor and iconic rivalries between protagonists.