THEME EXPLORATION

secret government agency

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Spectre
Spectre
2015 · Sam Mendes
Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise
1966 · Joseph Losey
American Ultra
American Ultra
2015 · Nima Nourizadeh
The Fourth State
The Fourth State
2012 · Dennis Gansel
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Spider
Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg
Untitled
Untitled
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Trollhunter
Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Kyle Balda
A Woman’s Sorrows
A Woman’s Sorrows
1937 · Mikio Naruse
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach
Histoire de Marie et Julien
Histoire de Marie et Julien
2003 · Jacques Rivette
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Piano
The Piano
1993 · Jane Campion
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower
1928 · Julien Duvivier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alan J. Pakula United States

He defined the paranoid thriller genre with films like *All the President's Men* and *The Parallax View*, exposing institutional corruption and surveillance.

 Scott Waugh United Kingdom

His kinetic style in *Top Gun*, *Enemy of the State*, and *Spy Game* captures the tension and moral complexity of covert operations and classified government power.