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THEME EXPLORATION

high-stakes infiltration

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Midnight
Midnight
1939 · Mitchell Leisen
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Creed III
Creed III
2023 · Michael B. Jordan
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Hit and Run
Hit and Run
1966 · Mikio Naruse
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
1961 · J. Lee Thompson
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brian De Palma → USA

Masterfully constructs tense infiltration sequences with voyeuristic precision, as seen in films like Mission: Impossible and Snake Eyes.

Molly Manning Walker → USA

Crafts intense, meticulously detailed infiltration narratives with existential stakes, exemplified in Heat and Collateral.

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