THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and conspiracy

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · John Frankenheimer
The Devil
The Devil
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
1999 · Ralph Thomas
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach
Beatrice Cenci
Beatrice Cenci
1969 · Lucio Fulci
Brasília 18%
Brasília 18%
2006 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce
Endless Desire
Endless Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Patlabor the Movie
Patlabor the Movie
1989 · Mamoru Oshii
Eraser
Eraser
1996 · Chuck Russell
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Sydney Pollack
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Blowback
Blowback
2000 · Mark L. Lester
China Strike Force
China Strike Force
2000 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Das Phantom
Das Phantom
2000 · Dennis Gansel
Salon Kitty
Salon Kitty
1976 · Tinto Brass
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Four
The Four
2012 · Gordon Chan
The Man from Majorca
The Man from Majorca
1984 · Bo Widerberg
The Parallax View
The Parallax View
1974 · Alan J. Pakula
V.I.P.
V.I.P.
2017 · Park Jung-hoon
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

Masterfully explored institutional corruption and moral compromise in films like 'Serpico' and 'Network,' revealing how systems perpetuate dishonesty.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

Used provocative narratives and allegory to critique political corruption and societal decay in works like 'Salò' and 'Teorema,' challenging viewers to confront uncomfortable truths.