THEME EXPLORATION

Los Angeles crime underworld

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
The Lady in Red (Lewis Teague, ) script
The Lady in Red (Lewis Teague, ) script
1979 · John Sayles
Shinjuku Triad Society
Shinjuku Triad Society
1995 · Takashi Miike
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
KD – The Devil
KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
La notte brava (les Garcons/On Any Street/Bad Girls Don’t Cry
La notte brava (les Garcons/On Any Street/Bad Girls Don’t Cry
1959 · Mauro Bolognini
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
La Petite vertu
La Petite vertu
1968 · Claude Sautet
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
2003 · Cédric Klapisch
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 · Elia Kazan
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Shanghai Triad
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Zhang Yimou
Contraband
Contraband
2012 · Baltasar Kormákur
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008 · Jean-François Richet
The Outlaws
The Outlaws
2017 · Kang Sung Yun
Skiptrace
Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin
The Traitor
The Traitor
2019 · Marco Bellocchio
A Dirty Carnival
A Dirty Carnival
2006 · Yoo Ha
A War Named Desire
A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Black Lotus
Black Lotus
2023 · Todor Chapkanov
Gangsta
Gangsta
2018 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
GATAO: Big Brothers
GATAO: Big Brothers
2025 · Chiang Jui-chih
Hugas
Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His neo-noir masterpiece Mulholland Drive deconstructs LA's dark underbelly through fragmented narratives exploring corruption, ambition, and violence in the entertainment industry.

 Molly Manning Walker USA

Heat and Collateral are quintessential LA crime epics that meticulously explore the psychological warfare between criminals and law enforcement in the city's underworld.

 Curtis Hanson USA

L.A. Confidential is a definitive noir examination of 1950s LA police corruption and organized crime, blending historical authenticity with psychological complexity.