THEME EXPLORATION

theft plot

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Martin of the Mounted
Martin of the Mounted
1926 · William Wyler
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Wes Anderson
Something to Remind Me
Something to Remind Me
2002 · Christian Petzold
Minions
Minions
2015 · Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His debut 'Stolen Kisses' and the Doinel series explore theft as metaphor for youthful rebellion and reclaiming agency.

 Molly Manning Walker USA

His meticulous heist films like 'Heat' and 'Collateral' examine theft as existential choice and moral boundary-crossing.

 David Fincher USA

Films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' deconstruct theft of truth and identity with psychological precision.