THEME EXPLORATION

scientific corruption

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963 · Roger Corman
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Black Wake
Black Wake
2018 · Jeremiah Kipp
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Man Who Changed His Mind
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936 · Robert Stevenson
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

Repeatedly examines the obsession and hubris of scientists and explorers who pursue dangerous visions despite ethical consequences.

 David Cronenberg Canada

Explores the violation of bodily integrity and moral boundaries through grotesque scientific experimentation and technological corruption.

 Chuck Russell United Kingdom

Dramatizes the dark passions and corrupting influences behind scientific and intellectual ambition through provocative biographical narratives.