THEME EXPLORATION

political abuse of power

12 films · 1 director
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Power
Power
1986 · Sidney Lumet
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Limitless
Limitless
2011 · Neil Burger
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
2026 · Sergei Loznitsa
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films systematically examine institutional abuse of power and how political systems exploit vulnerable populations.