THEME EXPLORATION

Hollywood underworld

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bad Seed
Bad Seed
1934 · Billy Wilder
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
The American Soldier
The American Soldier
1970 · Margarethe von Trotta & Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese United States

His films like Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman provide unflinching explorations of organized crime and mob culture in America.

 Brian De Palma United States

He crafts stylish thrillers centered on corruption, crime, and the seedy underbelly of power through films like Scarface and Body Double.

 David Fincher United States

His dark, methodical approach to crime and criminality in films like Se7en, Zodiac, and Gone Girl reveals the psychological depths of the underworld.