THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and violence

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · Richard Donner
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
1983 · J. Lee Thompson
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon
1981 · Bertrand Tavernier
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
Il Lungo Silenzio
Il Lungo Silenzio
1993 · Margarethe von Trotta
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Carandiru
Carandiru
2003 · Héctor Babenco
Red State
Red State
2011 · Kevin Smith
A Second Chance
A Second Chance
2014 · Susanne Bier
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell
Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell
2024 · Kongkiat Khomsiri
Caligula and Messalina
Caligula and Messalina
1981 · Frank Miller
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
1999 · Takashi Miike
Gangnam Blues
Gangnam Blues
2015 · Yoo Ha
State of Fear
State of Fear
2026 · Pedro Morelli
Taxi Hunter
Taxi Hunter
1993 · Herman Yau
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
2012 · Luis Mandoki
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
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Goodfellas and Casino meticulously dissect organized crime, institutional corruption, and moral decay through visceral storytelling and psychological depth.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Works such as Rashomon and High and Low explore corruption, human violence, and the fragility of justice within deeply humanistic narratives.

 Pablo Larraín Chile

His films including Jackie and Spencer examine state violence, political corruption, and institutional cruelty through intimate character studies and formal innovation.