THEME EXPLORATION

government scandal

12 films · 2 directors
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

His paranoid thrillers 'All the President's Men' and 'The Parallax View' masterfully explore institutional corruption and abuse of power.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' critique systemic government failures and institutional betrayal.