THEME EXPLORATION

male rivalry

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Unlucky Luke
Unlucky Luke
1916 · Frank Borzage
What Price Glory
What Price Glory
1952 · John Ford
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men
1993 · Donald Petrie
Pumpkin Pie Wars
Pumpkin Pie Wars
2016 · Steven R. Monroe
The Hi-Lo Country
The Hi-Lo Country
1998 · Stephen Frears
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Raging Bull and The Irishman explore destructive male ego, competition, and psychological warfare between men with unflinching intensity.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Masterworks such as Rashomon and Seven Samurai examine masculine pride, honor, and competing perspectives in male-dominated hierarchies and conflicts.

 Wes Anderson USA

Films like There Will Be Blood and The Master dissect obsessive male ambition, power struggles, and the toxic dynamics between rival men seeking dominance.