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THEME EXPLORATION

stolen cash

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Histoire de Marie et Julien
Histoire de Marie et Julien
2003 · Jacques Rivette
La Nuit du carrefour
La Nuit du carrefour
1932 · Jacques Becker
St. Ives
St. Ives
1976 · J. Lee Thompson
2 Guns
2 Guns
2013 · Baltasar Kormákur
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
Action immédiate
Action immédiate
1957 · Claude Sautet
Pleasures of the Flesh
Pleasures of the Flesh
1965 · Nagisa Oshima
Reportaje
Reportaje
1953 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker
1997 · Mimi Leder
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
2003 · Kenji Kodama
Gun City
Gun City
2018 · Dani de la Torre
The Pink Panther 2
The Pink Panther 2
2009 · Harald Zwart
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Pierre Melville → France

His neo-noir masterpieces like 'Bob le Flambeur' and 'Le Samouraï' explore the psychology of thieves and criminals obsessed with heists and stolen wealth.

Stanley Kubrick → United States

Films like 'The Killing' dissect heist narratives with meticulous detail, examining how stolen cash becomes the catalyst for human downfall and moral corruption.

Molly Manning Walker → United States

His crime epics 'Heat' and 'Thief' present sophisticated examinations of professional criminals pursuing stolen money as a path to power and redemption.

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