THEME EXPLORATION

satire

21 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Being There
Being There
1979 · Hal Ashby
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Boudu sauvé des eaux
1932 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
1933 · Leo McCarey
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher
1945 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging
1968 · Nagisa Oshima
El Justicero
El Justicero
1967 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Soviet Toys
Soviet Toys
1924 · Dziga Vertov
Tropical Paths
Tropical Paths
1977 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Bad President - Oil Spill
Bad President - Oil Spill
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color
1976 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea · Daegu

Genre-bending narratives that weaponize comedy to expose the brutality of class hierarchies.

 Aaron Horvath USA

Anarchic comedy through meta-humor and irreverent deconstruction of genre conventions.

 Amy Heckerling USA

Sharp-edged comedies that satirize American social hierarchies through youthful, witty perspectives.