THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and greed

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Big Short
The Big Short
2015 · Adam McKay
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Wolf of Wall Street
Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · Martin Scorsese
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
1961 · Mauro Bolognini
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
1941 · William Wyler
The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon
1993 · Peter Greenaway
A Fistful of Dollars
A Fistful of Dollars
1964 · Sergio Leone
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
Promised Land
Promised Land
2012 · Gus Van Sant
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
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
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
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
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Network' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' expose systemic corruption in institutions with unflinching moral clarity.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His work, particularly 'Salò', brutally dissects power, greed, and the corruption of human dignity in society.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

Films like 'In the Mood for Love' and his crime narratives explore moral ambiguity, greed, and emotional corruption with visual poetry.