nihilistic villain

His films like Se7en and Zodiac present methodical villains driven by nihilistic philosophies that challenge moral certainty itself.

His works like Irréversible and Enter the Void explore meaninglessness and violence with nihilistic characters operating in a fundamentally indifferent universe.

Films like Funny Games feature antagonists whose cruelty is rooted in nihilistic rejection of social morality and narrative conventions themselves.