THEME EXPLORATION

law enforcement abuse

37 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Patlabor 2
Patlabor 2
1993 · Mamoru Oshii
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Larry Cohen
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Limitless
Limitless
2011 · Neil Burger
Kes
Kes
1970 · Ken Loach
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
Guru
Guru
2026 · Yann Gozlan
Kara
Kara
2026 · Vignesh Raja
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession
Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession
1980 · Nicolas Roeg
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
1999 · Bruce Beresford
Hets
Hets
1944 · Ingmar Bergman
Fatti di gente perbene (La Grande Bourgeoise/Drama of the Rich
Fatti di gente perbene (La Grande Bourgeoise/Drama of the Rich
1974 · Mauro Bolognini
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles
1989 · Peter Jackson
Mosaic Portrait
Mosaic Portrait
2019 · Zhai Yixiang
Pause
Pause
2018 · Tonia Mishiali
Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows
2023 · Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
Patchwork
Patchwork
2021 · Emily Pasternak
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
1982 · María Novaro
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Simon J. Smith United States

His television series The Wire systematically deconstructs police corruption, institutional failure, and the abuse of power within Baltimore's law enforcement system.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His films Memories of Murder and Decision to Leave explore police corruption, brutality, and moral compromise within investigative systems through compelling psychological narratives.