THEME EXPLORATION

desperation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The Little Chaos
The Little Chaos
1966 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Man in Search of His Murderer
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run
1998 · Tom Tykwer
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Darren Aronofsky
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Gordon Green USA · Little Rock

Finds grace in America's forgotten places through patient observation and intimate human moments.

 Joe Carnahan USA

High-octane genre cinema blending pulpy action with gritty realism and dark humor.

 John Patton Ford USA

Ford explores moral compromises driven by economic necessity with unflinching realism.