THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and wealth

34 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 · Orson Welles
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
La corruzione (la Corruption/Corruption
1963 · Mauro Bolognini
Loro
Loro
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
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
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · 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
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Barbe bleue
Barbe bleue
2009 · Catherine Breillat
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Network' and 'Serpico' forensically dissect institutional corruption and the moral compromises of ambitious individuals pursuing wealth and power.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

Works like 'The Handmaiden' and 'Decision to Leave' explore corruption, class exploitation, and how wealth distorts morality and relationships with psychological precision.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

Films such as 'The Great Beauty' and 'Il Divo' portray the decadence, corruption, and spiritual emptiness of wealth and political power in modern society.