THEME EXPLORATION

financial corruption

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
1981 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Cassandra’s Dream
Cassandra’s Dream
2007 · Woody Allen
Egoism
Egoism
1964 · Yannis Dalianidis
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Crown v. Stevens
Crown v. Stevens
1936 · Michael Powell
Overheard
Overheard
2009 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Stavisky...
Stavisky...
1974 · Alain Resnais
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
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
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
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
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
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Network' and 'Serpico' expose systemic corruption in institutions through sharp dialogue and moral investigation.

 Wes Anderson United States

He dissects financial greed and moral decay in 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master,' examining ambition's corrupting influence.

 Fernando Meirelles Brazil

His films 'Cidade de Deus' and 'Blindness' depict how corruption permeates social structures and destroys communities from within.