THEME EXPLORATION

real estate fraud

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Big Short
The Big Short
2015 · Adam McKay
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Wolf of Wall Street
Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · Martin Scorsese
Ghosts
Ghosts
2005 · Christian Petzold
Summer Hours
Summer Hours
2008 · Olivier Assayas
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Home to Danger
Home to Danger
1951 · Terence Fisher
La Belle noiseuse
La Belle noiseuse
1991 · Jacques Rivette
Le mani sulla città
Le mani sulla città
1963 · Francesco Rosi
Mindbender
Mindbender
1996 · Ken Russell
Gli imbroglioni
Gli imbroglioni
1963 · Lucio Fulci
My Young Auntie
My Young Auntie
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
The Boss of It All
The Boss of It All
2006 · Lars von Trier
Bad Trip
Bad Trip
2021 · Kitao Sakurai
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005 · Baltasar Kormákur
Black Magic
Black Magic
1975 · Ho Meng-Hua
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1990 · Frank Darabont
Cops vs. Thugs
Cops vs. Thugs
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
Horror Stories 2
Horror Stories 2
2013 · Jung Bum-shik & Min Kyu-dong
House with a Good View 2
House with a Good View 2
2015 · Gyeong Seok-Ho
New Dubai
New Dubai
2014 · Gustavo Vinagre
Overheard 3
Overheard 3
2014 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Royal Rendezvous
Royal Rendezvous
2023 · Christine Luby
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski Poland/France

His films like 'Chinatown' and 'The Tenant' explore urban corruption, property schemes, and paranoia tied to real estate and housing.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Known for systemic corruption narratives in 'Power' and other works that examine how institutions and real estate deals enable fraud and deception.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films probe class tension and property ownership in works like 'Code Unknown' and 'The Seventh Continent,' exposing social fractures around housing and belonging.