THEME EXPLORATION

power corruption

31 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
Free Fall
Free Fall
2014 · Malek Akkad
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Guru
Guru
2026 · Yann Gozlan
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Two Prosecutors
Two Prosecutors
2026 · Sergei Loznitsa
Patriot
Patriot
2026 · Mahesh Narayanan
System
System
2026 · Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1958 · Sidney Lumet
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas
1968 · Mai Zetterling
Heart of Darkness (, TV
Heart of Darkness (, TV
1994 · Nicolas Roeg
Il Divo
Il Divo
2008 · Paolo Sorrentino
Tristana
Tristana
1970 · Luis Buñuel
The Nina B. Affair
The Nina B. Affair
1961 · Robert Siodmak
Shanghai Triad
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Zhang Yimou
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
1976 · Alan J. Pakula
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974 · Kinji Fukasaku
Lover of the Last Empress
Lover of the Last Empress
1995 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Salon Kitty
Salon Kitty
1976 · Tinto Brass
Shield of Straw
Shield of Straw
2013 · Takashi Miike
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Treacherous
The Treacherous
2015 · Min Kyu-dong
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now are definitive explorations of how power corrupts individuals and institutions from within.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films like Ran and Throne of Blood dissect the moral decay and paranoia that absolute power breeds in leaders.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

The Young Pope and his political dramas meticulously examine how institutional power corrupts even those who claim moral authority.