THEME EXPLORATION

mercenary warfare

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Enemy at the Gates
2001 · Jean-Jacques Annaud

Last Man Standing
1996 · Walter Hill

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1973 · Teruo Ishii

Cut and Run
1985 · Ruggero Deodato

Soldier of Fortune
1976 · Pasquale Festa Campanile

Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa

The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo

Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo

Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck

Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Sam Esmail United States

His film 'Leave the World Behind' examines power dynamics and survival instincts when mercenary-like actors disrupt civilian life.

Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

His satirical masterpiece 'Starship Troopers' and 'RoboCop' critically deconstruct militarism, corporate warfare, and the commodification of violence.