THEME EXPLORATION

man vs man

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
The Revenant
The Revenant
2015 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
2003 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like Rashomon and Harakiri dissect human conflict through multiple perspectives, exploring how men clash over honor, power, and truth.

 Sidney Lumet United States

His masterpieces like 12 Angry Men and Dog Day Afternoon examine intense interpersonal battles where ideology, morality, and survival pit individuals against each other.

 Michael Haneke Austria

Films like Funny Games and The Seventh Continent probe psychological and violent confrontations between men, exposing the brutality lurking beneath civilization.