THEME EXPLORATION

institutional power abuse

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Limitless
Limitless
2011 · Neil Burger
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
2026 · Kenji Nakamura
Child's Play
Child's Play
1972 · Sidney Lumet
System
System
2026 · Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Law Breakers
Law Breakers
1971 · Marcel Carné
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Cobweb
The Cobweb
1955 · Vincente Minnelli
Passed by Censor
Passed by Censor
2019 · Serhat Karaaslan
Mosaic Portrait
Mosaic Portrait
2019 · Zhai Yixiang
Encaje y Azucar
Encaje y Azucar
1981 · María Novaro
A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards
A.C.A.B. - All Cops Are Bastards
2012 · Stefano Sollima
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films systematically expose how state institutions fail vulnerable people through bureaucratic indifference and systemic cruelty.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His disturbing allegories reveal how institutions normalize abuse through absurdist depictions of power hierarchies and control.