THEME EXPLORATION

distrust of authority

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
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
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · —
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Mata
Mata
2026 · Rachel Lang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter USA

Pulp genre filmmaking elevated through meticulous craft and subversive social critique.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films consistently critique bureaucratic systems and institutional failure in their treatment of working-class individuals.

 Sofia Coppola United States

Through The Godfather trilogy and The Conversation, he explores how power corrupts institutions and the surveillance state threatens individual freedom.