THEME EXPLORATION

small-town politics

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
1993 · Eric Rohmer
The Oklahoma Woman
The Oklahoma Woman
1956 · Roger Corman
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -
2026 · Jimmy Stone
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · Jon Favreau
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Esta tierra nuestra
Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
1958 · Mauro Bolognini
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Raining in the Mountain
Raining in the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Strike
Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein
Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Celebration
Celebration
2024 · Bruno Anković
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films expose the intersection of personal struggles and local bureaucratic systems, revealing how small-town politics directly impacts ordinary citizens' lives.

 Coen Brothers United States

They masterfully depict the absurdity and corruption of small-town American governance through darkly comic narratives like 'Fargo' and 'No Country for Old Men.'