THEME EXPLORATION

institutional rebellion

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Zero de Conduite
Zero de Conduite
1933 · Jean Vigo
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
1971 · Marco Bellocchio
The Sicilian
The Sicilian
1987 · Michael Cimino
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently portray working-class resistance against oppressive institutional systems, from education to welfare.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal, dystopian films systematically deconstruct institutional control and social conformity through darkly absurdist rebellion.