THEME EXPLORATION

government deception

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Spectre
Spectre
2015 · Sam Mendes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 · Michael Bay
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday
2017 · Tommy Wirkola
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Late Spring
Late Spring
1949 · Yasujiro Ozu
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 · Olivier Assayas
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
You Shall Not Sleep Tonight
2026 · Luciano Montes de Oca
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Oliver Stone United States

Films like 'JFK' and 'Nixon' directly interrogate government deception and historical revisionism through cinematic investigation.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Works like 'Network' and 'Serpico' dissect institutional lies and the machinery of governmental and corporate deception.