THEME EXPLORATION

power abuse

36 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Limitless
Limitless
2011 · Neil Burger
Mosaic Portrait
Mosaic Portrait
2019 · Zhai Yixiang
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Larry Cohen
Es La Primera Vez
Es La Primera Vez
1981 · María Novaro
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
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
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Kes
Kes
1970 · Ken Loach
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017 · Rupert Sanders
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Full Metal Jacket' systematically deconstruct institutional power structures and their dehumanizing effects on individuals.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His works including 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Blackkklansman' incisively examine how systemic racism and institutional power are weaponized against marginalized communities.