THEME EXPLORATION

defiance of authority

33 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026 · Antonin Baudry
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
A Cruz na praça
A Cruz na praça
1959 · Glauber Rocha
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
1964 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
La strada
La strada
1954 · Federico Fellini
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Older Brother, Younger Sister
Older Brother, Younger Sister
1953 · Mikio Naruse
The Princess Gohime
The Princess Gohime
1992 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
El vicari d’Olot
El vicari d’Olot
1981 · Ventura Pons
Es La Primera Vez
Es La Primera Vez
1981 · María Novaro
Naked On The Street
Naked On The Street
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Anonymous Heroes
The Anonymous Heroes
1971 · Chang Cheh
36 Steps
36 Steps
2006 · Adrián García Bogliano
Closed Curtain
Closed Curtain
2013 · Jafar Panahi
Dance of the Dead
Dance of the Dead
2005 · Tobe Hooper
God: Serengeti
God: Serengeti
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Kung Fu Monster
Kung Fu Monster
2018 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The Shadow Strays
The Shadow Strays
2024 · Timo Tjahjanto
Turkish Ice Cream
Turkish Ice Cream
2019 · Can Ulkay
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently depict working-class resistance against systemic oppression and institutional injustice through unflinching social realism.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His work confronts institutional racism and power structures while celebrating individual and collective resistance against systemic authority.