THEME EXPLORATION

criminal enterprise

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Satan’s Brew
Satan’s Brew
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Il bidone
Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini
I Vinti
I Vinti
1953 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo Cruz
1955 · Luis Buñuel
The House of Hanging
The House of Hanging
1979 · Kon Ichikawa
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
A Very Clever Guy
A Very Clever Guy
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
Drunken Monkey
Drunken Monkey
2003 · Kar-leung Lau
Endless Desire
Endless Desire
1958 · Shohei Imamura
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Ibret
Ibret
1971 · Yílmaz Güney
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
La Tierra del Fuego se apaga
1955 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman provide unflinching psychological and sociological explorations of organized crime as a way of life.

 Sidney Lumet USA

Works such as Serpico and Power examine systemic corruption and criminal enterprise within institutions with moral complexity and documentary-like realism.

 David Fincher USA

Films like Se7en and Zodiac dissect criminal psychology and elaborate criminal schemes with meticulous visual storytelling and narrative complexity.