THEME EXPLORATION

deadly games

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arcade
Arcade
1993 · Albert Pyun
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Quintet
Quintet
1979 · Robert Altman
Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Kon Ichikawa
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Turning Point
Turning Point
1994 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight
1973 · Kon Ichikawa & Mai Zetterling
Ready or Not
Ready or Not
2019 · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
Aliens
Aliens
1993 · Michael Almereyda
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
1971 · Shuji Terayama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like Se7en, Gone Girl, and The Game obsessively dissect psychological warfare and elaborate schemes where characters are trapped in deadly contests.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Squid Game and Snowpiercer weaponize game mechanics and social hierarchies as instruments of control and survival in catastrophic scenarios.