THEME EXPLORATION

crime and corruption

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Confidential Report

Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles

Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson

Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974 · Kinji Fukasaku

Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield

Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy

Shinjuku Triad Society

Shinjuku Triad Society
1995 · Takashi Miike

Veronica Guerin

Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher

Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho

The American Friend

The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders

The Secret in Their Eyes

The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella

Time of the Gypsies

Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica

7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia

Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam

Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade

Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan

Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man

Kattalan
2026 · Paul George

Man on the Edge

Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing

Blackout
1954 · Terence Fisher

Detective Story

Detective Story
1951 · William Wyler

Dimenticare Palermo

Dimenticare Palermo
1990 · Francesco Rosi

Green Fish
1997 · Lee Chang-dong

Il Divo
2008 · Paolo Sorrentino

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist
2009 · Bertrand Tavernier

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann

Money Movers
1978 · Bruce Beresford

Meet the Feebles

Meet the Feebles
1989 · Peter Jackson

Where the Wind Blows

Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong

Bir çirkin adam

Bir çirkin adam
1969 · Yílmaz Güney

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Adrian Grünberg USA

Grünberg crafts lean, cynical crime narratives where wit and street smarts trump moral authority.

Alan Mak Siu-Fai China

Explores the murky intersection of law enforcement and criminality through morally complex protagonists.

Andrew Lau / Alan Mak

Stylish crime narratives exploring the psychological toll of deception and moral compromise.