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THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit and manhunt

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen
2019 · John Lee Hancock
The Jackal
The Jackal
1997 · Michael Caton-Jones
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
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
Yella
Yella
2007 · Christian Petzold
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher → United States

His films like *Zodiac* and *Se7en* obsessively explore the psychological cat-and-mouse dynamics between hunter and hunted, with meticulous attention to procedural manhunts.

François Truffaut → France

His masterpiece *Shoot the Pianist* and *The 400 Blows* examine pursuit through both literal chases and the inescapable pursuit of fate and social systems.

Molly Manning Walker → United States

His films *Heat* and *Manhunter* feature iconic pursuits that explore the intimate relationship between pursuer and prey, often blurring moral boundaries.

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