THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit and chase

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Mariage de Victorine
Le Mariage de Victorine
1907 · Georges Méliès
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Coco
Coco
2017 · Lee Unkrich
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 · Brad Bird
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films obsessively explore psychological cat-and-mouse games and relentless pursuit narratives, most notably in Se7en and Gone Girl.

 Molly Manning Walker USA

He specializes in methodical chase narratives between protagonist and antagonist, exemplified by Heat and Manhunter's tense pursuits.

 Peyton Reed UK

His masterpiece The Third Man defines the urban pursuit thriller, with a climactic chase through Vienna's sewers that became iconic.