THEME EXPLORATION

vendetta and revenge

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Jade Raksha
The Jade Raksha
1968 · Ho Meng-Hua
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Tumultes
Tumultes
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Django
Django
1966 · Sergio Corbucci
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
1989 · Peter Greenaway
Taken
Taken
2008 · Pierre Morel
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His masterpiece 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden' intricately explore cycles of revenge and vendetta with psychological depth and visual brilliance.

 Quentin Tarantino United States

Films like 'Kill Bill' and 'Inglourious Basterds' are built on elaborate revenge narratives with stylistic flair and moral complexity.

 Damien Leone Italy

His Spaghetti Westerns, particularly 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' define the genre through tales of vendetta and retribution with operatic scope.