THEME EXPLORATION

violence and revenge

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Creepshow
Creepshow
1982 · George A. Romero
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
Hello, Late Homecomers
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 · John Woo
The Massacre
The Massacre
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Aç Kurtlar
Aç Kurtlar
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More
1965 · Sergio Leone
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
2003 · Mike Hodges
Jinsei Gekijo: Hishakaku to Kiratsune
Jinsei Gekijo: Hishakaku to Kiratsune
1968 · Tomu Uchida
The Great Silence
The Great Silence
1968 · Sergio Corbucci
The Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left
1972 · Wes Craven
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Quentin Tarantino United States

His films like Kill Bill and Inglourious Basterds are built around elaborate revenge narratives that explore violence as both cathartic spectacle and moral reckoning.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His Vengeance Trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengeance) dissects the psychological and physical devastation of revenge with stunning visual precision.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Films like Taxi Driver and Casino examine violence and revenge as expressions of rage, morality, and redemption in morally complex narratives.