THEME EXPLORATION

Underworld corruption

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
The American Soldier
The American Soldier
1970 · Margarethe von Trotta & Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Cry of the City
Cry of the City
1948 · Robert Siodmak
Croupier
Croupier
1998 · Mike Hodges
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
2003 · Cédric Klapisch
Shanghai Triad
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Zhang Yimou
The Payoff
The Payoff
1978 · Sergio Corbucci
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
2008 · Jean-François Richet
Pusher
Pusher
1996 · Nicolas Winding Refn
The Outlaws
The Outlaws
2017 · Kang Sung Yun
The Stronghold
The Stronghold
2021 · Cédric Jimenez
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Beast Cops
Beast Cops
1998 · Gordon Chan
Blackmail Is My Life
Blackmail Is My Life
1968 · Kinji Fukasaku
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
1999 · Takashi Miike
Lucio Flavio
Lucio Flavio
1977 · Héctor Babenco
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Professor
The Professor
1986 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy remains the definitive exploration of organized crime, power structures, and moral corruption within underworld hierarchies.

 Brian De Palma USA

Films like Scarface and Carlito's Way intensely examine the rise and fall of criminals within corrupt systems with stylistic precision.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films including Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love poetically capture the underworld's moral ambiguity and corruption in Hong Kong's criminal landscape.