THEME EXPLORATION

vigilante justice

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
1996 · Joel Schumacher
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
The King of Snipers
The King of Snipers
2023 · Chris Huo
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
2005 · Christopher Nolan
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987 · J. Lee Thompson
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
Processo alla citta (City on Trial) (Luigi Zampa
Processo alla citta (City on Trial) (Luigi Zampa
1952 · Mauro Bolognini
Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine
2007 · Lee Chang-dong
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His films like 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden' obsessively explore cycles of revenge and moral ambiguity through meticulous visual storytelling.

 David Fincher United States

Films such as 'Se7en' and 'Gone Girl' dissect vigilantism and justice through dark psychological narratives with morally compromised protagonists.

 Nicolas Winding Refn Denmark

His work including 'Drive' and 'Only God Forgives' presents stylized meditations on violent retribution and the blurred line between justice and vengeance.