THEME EXPLORATION

corruption investigation

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet
1986 · David Lynch
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · Richard Donner
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
1983 · J. Lee Thompson
Dead Cert
Dead Cert
1974 · Tony Richardson
In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist
2009 · Bertrand Tavernier
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Law Breakers
Law Breakers
1971 · Marcel Carné
The Devil Strikes at Night
The Devil Strikes at Night
1957 · Robert Siodmak
Brasília 18%
Brasília 18%
2006 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Patlabor the Movie
Patlabor the Movie
1989 · Mamoru Oshii
Rosauro Castro
Rosauro Castro
1950 · Roberto Gavaldón
Violent Cop
Violent Cop
1989 · Takeshi Kitano
When the City Dies
When the City Dies
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005 · Baltasar Kormákur
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Confession of Pain
Confession of Pain
2006 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Hinterland
Hinterland
2021 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
2006 · Allen Coulter
Integrity
Integrity
2019 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
In the Line of Duty 4
In the Line of Duty 4
1989 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Kill Buljo
Kill Buljo
2007 · Tommy Wirkola
Man on the Roof
Man on the Roof
1976 · Bo Widerberg
Naked Violence
Naked Violence
1969 · Fernando Di Leo
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
2019 · Guo Shubo
Zamaana Deewana
Zamaana Deewana
1995 · Ramesh Sippy
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
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

Master of urban procedural dramas exploring systemic corruption in 'Serpico,' 'Dog Day Afternoon,' and 'Prince of the City' with unflinching moral complexity.

 Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai Hong Kong

Creates stylish, morally ambiguous crime thrillers examining institutional corruption and the blurred lines between law enforcement and criminality in films like 'Election' and 'Mad Detective.'