THEME EXPLORATION

self-defense

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Home Alone
Home Alone
1990 · Chris Columbus
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
A Burglar’s Mistake
A Burglar’s Mistake
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Inquest
Inquest
1931 · Robert Siodmak
Partner
Partner
1968 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Cloud-Capped Star
The Cloud-Capped Star
1960 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
1966 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Golem
The Golem
1936 · Julien Duvivier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter USA

His films like 'Halloween' and 'Assault on Precinct 13' explore ordinary people forced into self-defense against overwhelming threats, emphasizing survival instinct.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His work, particularly 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden', examines self-defense as a moral and psychological journey that blurs the line between victim and perpetrator.

 David Fincher USA

Films like 'Gone Girl' and 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' depict self-defense as intelligent resistance against manipulation and violence, with protagonists reclaiming agency.