THEME EXPLORATION

power and influence

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Loro
Loro
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Vice
Vice
2018 · Adam McKay
Goldman Sachs: The Bank That Runs the World
Goldman Sachs: The Bank That Runs the World
2012 · Jérôme Fritel
Welcome to New York
Welcome to New York
2014 · Abel Ferrara
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
American History X
American History X
1998 · Tony Kaye
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy remains the definitive cinematic exploration of power structures, corruption, and the moral cost of influence within organized crime and business.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like Throne of Blood and Ran probe the psychological dimensions of power, ambition, and political conflict through richly layered narratives.