THEME EXPLORATION

corruption in institutions

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
Sister Death
Sister Death
2023 · Paco Plaza
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

Films like 'Serpico' and 'Network' dissect institutional corruption in police departments and media corporations with unflinching detail.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His absurdist works explore power dynamics and institutional abuse, particularly in 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite.'