THEME EXPLORATION

law enforcement and justice

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · John Ford
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
The Virginian
The Virginian
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
Dredd
Dredd
2012 · Pete Travis
Patlabor 2
Patlabor 2
1993 · Mamoru Oshii
The Specialists
The Specialists
1969 · Sergio Corbucci
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
2019 · Lee Tae-won
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
1976 · Ruggero Deodato
Righting Wrongs
Righting Wrongs
1986 · Corey Yuen
Mardaani 3
Mardaani 3
2026 · Abhiraj Minawala
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
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Stories on Human Rights
Stories on Human Rights
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025 · David Ayer
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
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
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987 · J. Lee Thompson
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
1999 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Serpico' and '12 Angry Men' rigorously examine the corruption, moral ambiguity, and systemic flaws within law enforcement and the justice system.

 David Fincher United States

Through films like 'Zodiac' and 'Gone Girl,' he explores the psychological obsession of investigators and the constructed nature of justice and truth.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' deconstruct morality and justice through darkly surreal and philosophical explorations of human accountability.