THEME EXPLORATION

power and betrayal

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
John Wick: Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · Chad Stahelski
The Lion King
The Lion King
2019 · Jon Favreau
Maleficent
Maleficent
2014 · Robert Stromberg
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007 · Tim Story
In the Grey
In the Grey
2026 · Guy Ritchie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His *Godfather* trilogy and *Apocalypse Now* meticulously explore how power corrupts institutions and individuals, leading to inevitable betrayal within hierarchies.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

*Ran* and *Throne of Blood* present brutal examinations of political betrayal and the moral collapse that accompanies the struggle for power.