THEME EXPLORATION

mercenary protagonist

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Deadpool
Deadpool
2016 · Tim Miller
Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2
2018 · David Leitch
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Paul Greengrass
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Molly Manning Walker USA

His films like Heat and Collateral explore morally ambiguous professionals driven by codes of conduct and self-interest in a corrupt world.

 David Fincher USA

His protagonists in films like Se7en and Zodiac are obsessive, pragmatic operatives willing to bend rules for personal missions and survival.

 Jean-Pierre Melville France

His noir masterpieces like Le Samouraï and Bob le flambeur center on cool, detached criminals operating by their own mercenary codes in grey moral landscapes.