THEME EXPLORATION

corrupt legal system

37 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Victory of Women
Victory of Women
1946 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 · Sidney Lumet
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Karuppu
Karuppu
2026 · RJ Balaji
Black Jack
Black Jack
1950 · Julien Duvivier
Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law
1933 · William Wyler
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Manhunt
Manhunt
2017 · John Woo
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
Amir
Amir
2018 · Nima Eghlima
The Invisible Guest
The Invisible Guest
2017 · Oriol Paulo
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
Gli imbroglioni
Gli imbroglioni
1963 · Lucio Fulci
Love Town
Love Town
1990 · Richard Lowenstein
Paloma herida
Paloma herida
1963 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
1970 · Mario Bava
Stefania
Stefania
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju
1992 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Serpico' and '12 Angry Men' systematically expose institutional corruption and the failures of the justice system from multiple perspectives.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal narratives in films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' deconstruct justice and morality, exposing the arbitrary cruelty underlying legal order.