THEME EXPLORATION

financial exploitation

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
The Slump Is Over
The Slump Is Over
1934 · Robert Siodmak
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Taipei Story
Taipei Story
1985 · Edward Yang
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait
1995 · Bertrand Tavernier
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently expose economic inequality and the systemic exploitation of working-class individuals by financial and institutional systems.

 Rich Moore United States

Through documentary filmmaking, he directly investigates corporate greed, predatory capitalism, and financial manipulation affecting ordinary citizens.