THEME EXPLORATION

assassin protagonist

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Paul Greengrass
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Sam Taylor-Johnson
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
A Child of the Ghetto
A Child of the Ghetto
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chad Stahelski USA

Balletic violence and stunt-driven choreography elevating action cinema to visceral poetry.

 David Fincher USA

His films like 'Se7en' and 'Zodiac' obsessively explore the psychology of killers and moral ambiguity through methodical, detached protagonists.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His revenge trilogy and 'Oldboy' examine assassins and killers with operatic intensity, exploring trauma, justice, and the corrosive nature of violence.