THEME EXPLORATION

corruption vs. integrity

36 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Serpico
Serpico
1973 · Sidney Lumet
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Barton Fink
Barton Fink
1991 · Joel Coen
The Robber Cries Thief!
The Robber Cries Thief!
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
A Gilded Game
A Gilded Game
2025 · Herman Yau
Integrity
Integrity
2019 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
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
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
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
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
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
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
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His masterpieces like 'Rashomon' and 'High and Low' systematically deconstruct moral ambiguity and expose how corruption taints institutions and individual conscience.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Films such as 'Serpico' and 'Network' unflinchingly examine institutional corruption and the moral cost of maintaining integrity against systemic pressures.