THEME EXPLORATION

underworld rivalry

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney

Bad Seed
1934 · Billy Wilder

Blues Harp
1998 · Takashi Miike

Hero
1997 · Corey Yuen

Pumpkin Pie Wars

Pumpkin Pie Wars
2016 · Steven R. Monroe

Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie

Love is Colder Than Death

Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)

Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog

Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro

Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd

Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen

Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella

Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar

Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg

Five Fingers of Death

Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho

Gunnm
2000 · —

Angkinin Mo Ako

Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee

Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan

KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem

Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao

Super Charlie
2026 · Jon Holmberg

The Legend of Maula Jatt

The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari

The King of The Internet

The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar

Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon

Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse

Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse
1971 · Mauro Bolognini

La Mort en ce jardin

La Mort en ce jardin
1956 · Luis Buñuel

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy is the definitive exploration of organized crime hierarchies, power struggles, and the moral complexities of underworld rivalries.

Martin Scorsese USA

Films like Goodfellas, Casino, and The Departed meticulously depict the violent turf wars, internal betrayals, and street-level dynamics of criminal underworld competition.