THEME EXPLORATION

corruption in professional sports

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
North Dallas Forty
North Dallas Forty
1979 · Ted Kotcheff
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
Il Lungo Silenzio
Il Lungo Silenzio
1993 · Margarethe von Trotta
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
Jose Torres
Jose Torres
1959 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Driver
The Driver
1980 · Abbas Kiarostami
Goal II: Living the Dream
Goal II: Living the Dream
2007 · Jaume Collet-Serra
The Driver
The Driver
1978 · Walter Hill
The Program
The Program
2015 · Stephen Frears
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
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
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
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
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
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
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films expose systemic corruption and exploitation within institutions, including sports and working-class communities.

 Wes Anderson United States

Anderson examines corruption, greed, and moral compromise within competitive systems and power structures across his filmography.

 Asghar Farhadi Iran

His morally complex narratives explore how individuals navigate institutional corruption and ethical compromises within their professions and communities.