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THEME EXPLORATION

combat techniques

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
American Sniper
American Sniper
2014 · Clint Eastwood
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
The Legend of Maula Jatt
The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Dogface
Dogface
1959 · Samuel Fuller
Peter Greenaway: A Documentary
Peter Greenaway: A Documentary
1992 · Peter Greenaway
Appetizers
Appetizers
1960 · Arthur Lipsett
Combat naval en Grèce
Combat naval en Grèce
1897 · Georges Méliès
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bille Woodruff → Hong Kong

Revolutionized action cinema by choreographing gunplay and hand-to-hand combat with balletic precision and emotional intensity.

Akira Kurosawa → Japan

Created iconic samurai films that elevated sword combat to an art form, exploring the philosophy and consequences of martial techniques.

Chad Stahelski → United States

Crafted the John Wick franchise with meticulous combat choreography that treats gunfighting and martial arts as a precise, almost balletic discipline.

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