THEME EXPLORATION

theft

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Wes Anderson
Something to Remind Me
Something to Remind Me
2002 · Christian Petzold
In the Grey
In the Grey
2026 · Guy Ritchie
A Calamitous Elopement
A Calamitous Elopement
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Blood Orange
Blood Orange
1953 · Terence Fisher
Caccia tragica
Caccia tragica
1947 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Heat and Mud
Heat and Mud
1950 · Kon Ichikawa
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million
1966 · William Wyler
Money Crazy
Money Crazy
1977 · John Woo
Raining in the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Christina
Christina
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
Here We for Example...
Here We for Example...
1977 · Sergio Corbucci
Les Trésors de satan
Les Trésors de satan
1902 · Georges Méliès
The Saint
The Saint
1997 · Phillip Noyce
The Singing Thief
The Singing Thief
1969 · Chang Cheh
Um Ladrão
Um Ladrão
1980 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
When the Fog Lifts
When the Fog Lifts
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Working Girl
Working Girl
1988 · Mike Nichols
The Misfits
The Misfits
2021 · Renny Harlin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His masterpiece 'Stolen Kisses' and especially 'Jules et Jim' explore theft as metaphor for desire and emotional deception in human relationships.

 Quentin Tarantino USA

From 'Reservoir Dogs' to 'Inglourious Basterds', he crafts elaborate heist narratives that dissect morality, loyalty, and the psychology of criminals committing theft.

 Molly Manning Walker USA

His films like 'Heat' and 'Thief' present theft as existential crisis, exploring the philosophical and personal cost of crime on both perpetrators and pursuers.