THEME EXPLORATION

journey through danger

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
2006 · Lav Diaz
Jatt & Juliet
Jatt & Juliet
2012 · Anurag Singh
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films obsessively explore protagonists navigating psychological and physical danger through meticulous tension and moral compromise, from Se7en to Gone Girl.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

He crafts narratives of characters traversing perilous landscapes—both literal and existential—with mounting dread, as seen in Prisoners, Enemy, and Sicario.

 Alex Garland United Kingdom

His directorial work examines journeys into unknown territories fraught with hidden threats and psychological unraveling, particularly in Ex Machina and Annihilation.