THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and manipulation

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Rough and the Smooth
The Rough and the Smooth
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Francis Lawrence
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Gli onorevoli
Gli onorevoli
1963 · Sergio Corbucci
The Killer Inside
The Killer Inside
2010 · Michael Winterbottom
Suspiria
Suspiria
2018 · Luca Guadagnino
Knock Knock
Knock Knock
2015 · Eli Roth
The Hater
The Hater
2020 · Jan Komasa
All About My Wife
All About My Wife
2012 · Min Kyu-dong
Borgman
Borgman
2013 · Alex van Warmerdam
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Overheard 2
Overheard 2
2011 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Michael Curtiz
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
With Good Reason
With Good Reason
2004 · Julio Medem
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
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

Films such as 'Network' and 'Serpico' dissect systemic corruption, moral compromise, and the manipulation of truth in institutions.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His works like 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden' explore psychological manipulation, power dynamics, and the corruption of human relationships with visual sophistication.