THEME EXPLORATION

Corruption and Moral Compromise

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Notebook
The Notebook
2013 · János Szász
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Blast
Blast
2026 · Subash K Raj
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
2026 · Eiji Uchida
Il Divo
Il Divo
2008 · Paolo Sorrentino
Hostage
Hostage
2002 · John Woo
Report
Report
1977 · Abbas Kiarostami
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
1962 · Akira Kurosawa
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Taylor Hackford
We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern
2023 · Matěj Chlupáček
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
1982 · María Novaro
A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Sergio Leone
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
1954 · Elia Kazan
The Miss Of The Mister
The Miss Of The Mister
1962 · Yannis Dalianidis
Mother
Mother
2009 · Bong Joon-ho
8MM
8MM
1999 · Joel Schumacher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like Rashomon and High and Low dissect how corruption operates through moral relativism and the collision between personal survival and ethical integrity.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Master of institutional corruption narratives (Network, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon) exploring how systems and individuals compromise morality under pressure.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His nuanced portraits of moral ambiguity in films like The Assassin and A City of Sadness reveal corruption as a natural consequence of historical and political circumstance.