THEME EXPLORATION

knife wielding antagonist

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hand of Death
Hand of Death
1976 · John Woo
Oko wykol
Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
The Rose of the Rancho
The Rose of the Rancho
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
Where the Breakers Roar
Where the Breakers Roar
1908 · D.W. Griffith
I quattro dell’apocalisse
I quattro dell’apocalisse
1975 · Lucio Fulci
Much Ado About Mousing
Much Ado About Mousing
1964 · Chuck Jones
The Young Racers
The Young Racers
1963 · Roger Corman
One Piece Film Red
One Piece Film Red
2022 · Goro Taniguchi
Hardcore Henry
Hardcore Henry
2015 · Ilya Naishuller
Hurricane Touchdown
Hurricane Touchdown
2000 · Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Long Weekend
Long Weekend
1979 · Colin Eggleston
Mr. Vampire III
Mr. Vampire III
1987 · Ricky Lau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His meticulous psychological thrillers like *Zodiac* and *Se7en* explore knife-wielding killers with surgical precision and moral complexity.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His unflinching examinations of violence in films like *Funny Games* confront audiences with knife-wielding antagonists as instruments of existential dread.