THEME EXPLORATION

media satire

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Being There
1979 · Hal Ashby

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson

Bamboozled
2000 · Spike Lee

The Language of Persuasion

The Language of Persuasion
1970 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

King Kong vs. Godzilla

King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda

Obituary for a Murderer

Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke

American Psycho

American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron

Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana

Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang

Clika
2026 · Michael Greene

Forsaken
2026 · Vincent Garenq

OZI: Voice of the Forest

OZI: Voice of the Forest
2026 · Tim Harper

Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan

The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee

El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga

Il tacchino prepotente

Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini

I racconti di Canterbury

I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson

Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson

Scandal
1950 · Akira Kurosawa

Terra em transe

Terra em transe
1967 · Glauber Rocha

The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu

Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène

Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Mike Judge Ecuador

Satirizes American mediocrity through irreverent humor and exaggerated character archetypes.

Sidney Lumet United States

His masterpiece 'Network' (1976) savagely satirizes television news and corporate media's obsession with ratings over truth.

Barry Levinson United States

'Wag the Dog' (1997) brilliantly exposes how media manipulation and spin can fabricate reality and control public perception.