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THEME EXPLORATION

crime and rebellion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
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
Désordre
Désordre
1986 · Olivier Assayas
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Family Business
Family Business
1989 · Sidney Lumet
He Laughed Last
He Laughed Last
1956 · Blake Edwards
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → USA

His films like Taxi Driver and Goodfellas provide unflinching psychological explorations of crime, morality, and the criminal underworld.

Quentin Tarantino → USA

He crafts stylized narratives centered on rebellion and crime that challenge narrative conventions while examining violence and transgression.

Jean-Luc Godard → France

A pioneer of cinematic rebellion whose films like Bande à part deconstruct genre conventions while exploring crime through an avant-garde lens.

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