THEME EXPLORATION

institutional crisis

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Margin Call
Margin Call
2011 · J.C. Chandor
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

Films such as 'Serpico' and 'Network' dissect institutional dysfunction in police, government, and media with moral urgency.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' critiques the failure of welfare and institutional systems to serve vulnerable people.