THEME EXPLORATION

police pursuit

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Madigan
Madigan
1968 · Don Siegel
I, the Executioner
I, the Executioner
2024 · Ryoo Seung-wan
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
The Dognapper
The Dognapper
1934 · David Hand
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Personal Column
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
William Friedkin USA

His kinetic direction of 'The French Connection' and 'To Live and Die in L.A.' redefined the police pursuit genre with visceral, unsentimental chases and morally ambiguous protagonists.

 John Carpenter USA

He crafted taut thrillers like 'Assault on Precinct 13' and 'Christine' that trap protagonists in desperate cat-and-mouse scenarios with relentless antagonists.

 Nicolas Winding Refn Denmark

His films 'Drive' and 'Only God Forgives' explore the psychological and violent dimensions of pursuit with stylized direction and morally compromised characters on the run.