THEME EXPLORATION

violence and cruelty

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé France

His films like 'Irréversible' and 'Climax' unflinchingly depict graphic violence and psychological cruelty with experimental narratives that force viewers to confront brutality.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He explores visceral body horror and intimate violence in works like 'A History of Violence' and 'Eastern Promises,' examining how cruelty emerges from human nature and societal systems.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His austere films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' methodically deconstruct violence and cruelty, questioning viewer complicity and media desensitization.