Sightlines · a concept

binomial

the structured duel.

On screen: force-against-force, hero vs villain, man vs milieu.

290 films in the collection register this concept · in the glossary

Deleuze’s own examples

DIntolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916

Across the collection

The Birth of a Nation1915Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler1922Nanook of the North1922The General1926Spies1928Woman in the Moon1929It Happened One Night1934Captain Blood1935Orphan's Picnic1936The Adventures of Robin Hood1938Destry Rides Again1939Gone with the Wind1939Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939Only Angels Have Wings1939Stagecoach1939His Girl Friday1940The Grapes of Wrath194049th Parallel1941High Sierra1941Casablanca1943To Have and Have Not1945Enamorada1946It's a Wonderful Life1946My Darling Clementine1946The Stranger1946Out of the Past1947Brighton Rock1948Fort Apache1948Key Largo1948Red River1948The Heiress1949Night and the City1950Wagon Master1950High Noon1952The African Queen1952Shane1953The Naked Spur1953Godzilla1954On the Waterfront1954Seven Samurai1954Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple1955The Night of the Hunter1955The Killing1956The Searchers19563:10 to Yuma1957The Bridge on the River Kwai1957Cairo Station1958Room at the Top1958The Hidden Fortress1958Ben-Hur1959North by Northwest1959Rio Bravo1959The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959Knights of the Teutonic Order1960Spartacus1960The Magnificent Seven1960El Cid1961One-Eyed Jacks1961Yojimbo1961Cape Fear1962Sanjuro1962To Kill a Mockingbird1962The Great Escape1963A Fistful of Dollars1964Fail Safe1964For a Few Dollars More1965The Flight of the Phoenix1965In the Heat of the Night1967The Lion in Winter1968The Italian Job1969Patton1970Dirty Harry1971Duel1971Straw Dogs1971Deliverance1972Enter the Dragon1973The Day of the Jackal1973Jaws1975Midway1976Star Wars1977The 36th Chamber of Shaolin1978The Driver1978Raging Bull1980The Empire Strikes Back1980Escape from New York1981Raiders of the Lost Ark1981Thief1981Gandhi1982The Verdict1982Return of the Jedi1983The Outsiders1983The Right Stuff1983The Terminator1984Police Story1985Silverado1985A Better Tomorrow1986Aliens1986Platoon1986Something Wild1986The Mission1986Top Gun1986Lethal Weapon1987Shallow Grave1987The Untouchables1987Wall Street1987Mississippi Burning1988Dead Poets Society1989Leviathan1989The Killer1989Days of Thunder1990Misery1990Boyz n the Hood1991Once Upon a Time in China1991Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991A Few Good Men1992Hard Boiled1992Police Story 3: Super Cop1992The Last of the Mohicans1992Carlito's Way1993In the Line of Fire1993The Fugitive1993Clear and Present Danger1994Drunken Master III1994Léon: The Professional1994The Shawshank Redemption1994Apollo 131995Braveheart1995Crimson Tide1995Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge1995Heat1995Outbreak1995Toy Story1995Independence Day1996Four Days in September1997Princess Mononoke1997The Fifth Element1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park1997Titanic1997A Bug's Life1998Enemy of the State1998Ronin1998The Negotiator1998October Sky1999The Hurricane1999Billy Elliot2000Gladiator2000Enemy at the Gates2001Jurassic Park III2001Training Day20018 Mile2002Gangs of New York2002Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002We Were Soldiers2002Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2003The Cooler2003The Last Samurai2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003The Matrix Revolutions2003I, Robot2004Layer Cake2004The Chorus2004The Good Shepherd2004A History of Violence2005Batman Begins2005D.E.B.S.2005King Kong2005Apocalypto2006Casino Royale2006Mission: Impossible III20063:10 to Yuma2007American Gangster2007Charlie Wilson's War2007I Am Legend2007Ocean's Thirteen2007Shooter2007There Will Be Blood2007Transformers2007Body of Lies2008Frost/Nixon2008Ip Man2008Iron Man2008The Baader Meinhof Complex2008The Dark Knight200820122009A Prophet2009Avatar2009Fantastic Mr. Fox2009Star Trek200913 Assassins2010Alice in Wonderland2010I Saw the Devil2010Iron Man 22010Outrage2010TRON: Legacy2010The Man from Nowhere2010The Town2010True Grit2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011Headhunters2011Real Steel2011The Adventures of Tintin2011Warrior2011Confession of Murder2012Django Unchained2012Jack Reacher2012Lincoln2012Pitch Perfect2012Safe House2012The Avengers2012The Dark Knight Rises2012The Raid2012Captain Phillips2013Elysium2013Man of Steel2013Pacific Rim2013Prisoners2013Snowpiercer2013Tangerines2013The Attorney2013The Berlin File2013A Hard Day2014Dawn of the Planet of the Apes2014Fury2014Guardians of the Galaxy2014John Wick2014The Equalizer2014Whiplash2014Wild Tales2014X-Men: Days of Future Past2014Avengers: Age of Ultron2015Bridge of Spies2015Far from the Madding Crowd2015Mad Max: Fury Road2015The Martian2015Hacksaw Ridge2016Hell or High Water2016Jason Bourne2016It2017Kingsman: The Golden Circle2017Logan2017Steel Rain2017The Lego Batman Movie2017The Post2017Black Panther2018Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018Pacific Rim: Uprising2018The Resistance Banker2018Avengers: Endgame2019Ford v Ferrari2019The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil2019The Outpost2020The Trial of the Chicago 72020A Quiet Place Part II2021Cruella2021The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It2021The Forgotten Battle2021Athena2022Avatar: The Way of Water2022Thirteen Lives2022Top Gun: Maverick2022Anyone but You2023Godzilla Minus One2023Luther: The Fallen Sun2023Napoleon2023No Hard Feelings2023Red, White & Royal Blue2023The Super Mario Bros. Movie2023Wonka2023Number 242024Rebel Ridge2024The Count of Monte Cristo2024The Order2024Transformers One2024Trap2024Twisters2024A Minecraft Movie2025Avatar: Fire and Ash2025Captain America: Brave New World2025Companion2025F12025KPop Demon Hunters2025Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025The Conjuring: Last Rites2025The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025Citizen Vigilante2026Michael2026The Furious2026