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THEME EXPLORATION

boxing and crime

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
The Irishman
The Irishman
2019 · Martin Scorsese
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties
1934 · Leo McCarey
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Family Business
Family Business
1989 · Sidney Lumet
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
1963 · Jean-Pierre Melville
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → United States

His films like Raging Bull and The Irishman masterfully interweave boxing, organized crime, and moral corruption as interconnected expressions of violence and ambition.

David Cronenberg → Canada

Explores the visceral connection between physical brutality and criminal underworlds, examining how bodies become instruments of power and transgression in films like A History of Violence.

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