THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and cover-ups

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Devil
The Devil
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The American Soldier
The American Soldier
1970 · Margarethe von Trotta & Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

Films like 'Serpico' and 'Network' penetrate bureaucratic corruption and moral compromises within systems of power with unflinching realism.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His historical dramas, particularly 'The Assassin' and works exploring Taiwan's past, subtly interrogate political corruption and suppressed historical truths.