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THEME EXPLORATION

theft and burglary

17 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
Home Alone
Home Alone
1990 · Chris Columbus
In the Grey
In the Grey
2026 · Guy Ritchie
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
La Douche d’eau bouillante
La Douche d’eau bouillante
1907 · 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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Pierre Melville → France

His masterpieces like 'Le Samouraï' and 'Bob le Flambeur' create a poetic, philosophical exploration of professional thieves and the criminal underworld.

Molly Manning Walker → United States

Films like 'Heat' and 'Thief' examine the psychology, precision, and moral complexity of heists with cinematic intensity and meticulous detail.

Stanley Kubrick → United States

'The Killing' and 'Rififi' influence his work to craft intricate heist narratives that deconstruct crime as an intellectual and technical endeavor.

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