THEME EXPLORATION

underground fighting

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl
1980 · Robert Clouse
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2014 · Jonathan Liebesman
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1998 · Dario Argento
Need for Speed
Need for Speed
2014 · Scott Waugh
Bir çirkin adam
Bir çirkin adam
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Blind Fury
Blind Fury
1989 · Phillip Noyce
Le Palais des mille et une nuits
Le Palais des mille et une nuits
1905 · Georges Méliès
8MM
8MM
1999 · Joel Schumacher
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
Creep
Creep
2004 · Christopher Smith
Sirāt
Sirāt
2025 · Oliver Laxe
Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos
2018 · Jonas Åkerlund
Alien from L.A.
Alien from L.A.
1988 · Albert Pyun
Endgame
Endgame
2009 · Pete Travis
Initial D
Initial D
2005 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Pump Up the Volume
Pump Up the Volume
1990 · Allan Moyle
Scurry
Scurry
2025 · Luke Sparke
Shock Wave
Shock Wave
2017 · Herman Yau
The Age of Shadows
The Age of Shadows
2016 · Kim Jee-woon
The Childe
The Childe
2023 · Park Jung-hoon
The Beast Below
The Beast Below
2022 · Chalit Krileadmongkon
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter United States

His cult films like 'They Live' and 'Escape from New York' explore underground resistance against hidden oppressive systems through visceral action.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His transgressive body-horror films depict characters fighting against corporatized control and societal constraints in visceral, underground worlds.

 Gaspar Noé France

His provocative films like 'Irréversible' and 'Climax' explore violent rebellion, trauma, and survival in marginal underground spaces with unflinching intensity.