THEME EXPLORATION

sociopathic protagonist

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Paul Greengrass
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Sam Taylor-Johnson
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
A Child of the Ghetto
A Child of the Ghetto
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Taxi Driver and Goodfellas create deeply immersive psychological portraits of morally corrupt protagonists navigating violent underworlds.

 David Fincher USA

Se7en, Zodiac, and Gone Girl feature calculating, detached protagonists whose fractured psychologies drive meticulous narratives about obsession and manipulation.

 Ari Aster USA

Hereditary and Midsommar explore protagonists trapped in psychological horror, examining moral decay and the emergence of disturbing impulses beneath everyday surfaces.