THEME EXPLORATION

corrupt police

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
1976 · Ruggero Deodato
Sinners and Saints
Sinners and Saints
2010 · William Kaufman
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Personal Column
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Killer
The Killer
1989 · John Woo
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Martin Brest
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Sale comme un ange
Sale comme un ange
1991 · Catherine Breillat
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007 · Edgar Wright
The Shadow's Edge
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Larry Yang
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
1983 · J. Lee Thompson
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
A Cruz na praça
A Cruz na praça
1959 · Glauber Rocha
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954 · Terence Fisher
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
L'Avventura
L'Avventura
1960 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Lonely Heart
Lonely Heart
1981 · Kon Ichikawa
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Driver
The Driver
1980 · Abbas Kiarostami
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Serpico' and 'Prince of the City' unflinchingly expose systemic police corruption and institutional cover-ups.

 Michael Haneke Austria

Works such as 'The Seventh Continent' and 'Code Unknown' examine moral corruption and institutional failure including law enforcement abuse of power.

 Fernando Meirelles Brazil

His film 'City of God' and 'Cidade de Deus' depict the brutal relationship between corrupt police and organized crime in Rio de Janeiro.