THEME EXPLORATION

gangster-politics

37 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Maalik
Maalik
2025 · Pulkit
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Gomorrah
Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Robert Zemeckis
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · Jon Favreau
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
As Tears Go By
As Tears Go By
1988 · Wong Kar-wai
Chats perchés
Chats perchés
2004 · Chris Marker
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Il Divo
Il Divo
2008 · Paolo Sorrentino
Le Deuxième souffle
Le Deuxième souffle
1966 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Raining in the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
1962 · Akira Kurosawa
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Border
The Border
1982 · Tony Richardson
Revolution
Revolution
1968 · Peter Greenaway
Celebration
Celebration
2024 · Bruno Anković
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Dormant Argentina
Dormant Argentina
2007 · Fernando Solanas
End
End
1992 · Artavazd Pelechian
Labor Party election commercials
Labor Party election commercials
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende
2004 · Patricio Guzmán
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

His Godfather trilogy masterfully interweaves organized crime with political power, depicting how gangsters operate as shadow governments.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Films like Casino and The Irishman explore the symbiotic relationship between organized crime syndicates and political institutions.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary cinema examined how gangsterism and political corruption emerge from systems of power and social inequality.