The Revenant poster

The Revenant

2015USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Alejandro G. Inarritu7.5

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

Themes and style

Tone
bleakbrutalhauntingcold and detachedmelancholic
Pacing
slow burnescalatingmethodicalslow build to explosion
Story
survivalpursuitjourney
Emotion
griefrageguiltloyalty under pressureloss of innocencesacrifice
Themes
colonial historyclass and moneycaught between worldsfear of the outsiderfamily wounds passed down
Feel
exhaustinggut punchquietly hauntingcerebraldiscussion starter
Violence
graphic

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The Yellow Sea poster

The Yellow Sea

2010South Korea7.46 pt match

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Frontier(s) poster

Frontier(s)

2007France6.24.5 pt match

Like The Revenant, this one is rooted in loss of innocence, rage, and loyalty under pressure. Both circle the same ground: class and money and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: bleak, brutal, escalating, and slow build to explosion.

Caligula poster

Caligula

1979Italy64.5 pt match

What ties these together is rage, guilt, and loss of innocence. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: bleak, brutal, and escalating.