THEME EXPLORATION

security incompetence

17 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 · John Frankenheimer
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
2021 · Adam McKay
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Terence Fisher
The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
1967 · Miloš Forman
Le Tonnerre de Jupiter
Le Tonnerre de Jupiter
1903 · Georges Méliès
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
The Host
The Host
2006 · Bong Joon-ho
The Vault
The Vault
2021 · Jaume Balagueró
Dachimawa Lee
Dachimawa Lee
2008 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Bad President - All My Sh*t
Bad President - All My Sh*t
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
1952 · Jack Kinney
Our War Game
Our War Game
2000 · Mamoru Hosoda
Sky Fighters
Sky Fighters
2005 · Gérard Pirès
Susan's Plan
Susan's Plan
1998 · John Landis
The Master of Kung Fu
The Master of Kung Fu
1973 · Ho Meng-Hua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke Austria

His films systematically expose how surveillance systems and institutional safeguards fail to protect individuals from violence and intrusion.

 David Fincher United States

He repeatedly examines how security lapses, technological vulnerabilities, and institutional negligence enable crimes and manipulations.

 Claude Chabrol France

His thrillers reveal how the veneer of security and order in bourgeois life masks fundamental incompetence and moral breakdown.