THEME EXPLORATION

government incompetence

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Babo 73
Babo 73
1964 · Robert Downey Sr
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Men in Black
Men in Black
1997 · Barry Sonnenfeld
The Third Generation
The Third Generation
1979 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films depict how bureaucratic incompetence and governmental indifference devastate ordinary citizens' lives.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His absurdist films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and early work explore how power structures and authority create systemic dysfunction and irrationality.