THEME EXPLORATION

justice system and incarceration

39 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Rodney King
Rodney King
2017 · Spike Lee
Karuppu
Karuppu
2026 · RJ Balaji
Stefania
Stefania
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
Righting Wrongs
Righting Wrongs
1986 · Corey Yuen
The Third Murder
The Third Murder
2017 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Tumultes
Tumultes
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
2005 · Christopher Nolan
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff
1991 · Ken Loach
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Fuori
Fuori
2026 · Mario Martone
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films consistently expose the failures of the justice system and its disproportionate impact on working-class and marginalized communities.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

Films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' deeply explore moral culpability, justice, and the corruption within institutional systems including law enforcement.