THEME EXPLORATION

secrets and revenge

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
Don’t Shoot
Don’t Shoot
1926 · William Wyler
Deep Red
Deep Red
1976 · Dario Argento
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
Sella d’argento
Sella d’argento
1978 · Lucio Fulci
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Pit and the Pendulum
1961 · Roger Corman
Exhuma
Exhuma
2024 · Jang Jae-hyun
The Ring Two
The Ring Two
2005 · Hideo Nakata
A White, White Day
A White, White Day
2019 · Hlynur Pálmason
Born of War
Born of War
2013 · Vicky Jewson
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
1998 · Kenji Kodama
Memento Mori
Memento Mori
1999 · Min Kyu-dong
The Second Coming
The Second Coming
2014 · Herman Yau
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
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
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
2013 · Jan Hřebejk
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His films like 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden' are masterclasses in psychological revenge narratives where hidden secrets drive obsessive quests for vengeance.

 Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

He perfected the thriller genre by weaving intricate secrets and moral ambiguity into revenge plots that explore the psychological toll of deception.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous storytelling in films like 'Gone Girl' and 'Se7en' reveals how secrets unravel and revenge motivates characters through darkly complex narratives.