THEME EXPLORATION

power and manipulation

26 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
1968 · Robert Siodmak
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Francis Lawrence
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Guru
Guru
2026 · Yann Gozlan
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026 · Olivier Assayas
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Child's Play
Child's Play
1972 · Sidney Lumet
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire
1977 · Luis Buñuel
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood
1957 · Akira Kurosawa
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
Dangerous Drugs of Sex
Dangerous Drugs of Sex
2020 · Hideo Jojo
Submission
Submission
1976 · Salvatore Samperi
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films meticulously dissect systems of power and control, from military hierarchies in Dr. Strangelove to psychological manipulation in A Clockwork Orange.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He examined power structures and manipulation through provocative narratives that critique social hierarchies and institutional corruption.

 Walter Lang Germany

His expressionist masterpieces like Metropolis and M explore how power corrupts individuals and societies through surveillance and manipulation.