THEME EXPLORATION

government scandal

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
1976 · Alan J. Pakula
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
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 · Brad Bird
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
Les Destinées sentimentales
Les Destinées sentimentales
2000 · Olivier Assayas
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alan J. Pakula United States

Masterfully depicted institutional conspiracy and government deception in 'All the President's Men' and 'The Parallax View,' defining the scandal thriller.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Consistently examines systemic governmental failure and bureaucratic injustice affecting ordinary citizens through politically engaged social realism.