THEME EXPLORATION

social manipulation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Christian Petzold
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
A Woman Like Satan
A Woman Like Satan
1958 · Julien Duvivier
Born to be Bad
Born to be Bad
1950 · Nicholas Ray
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roger Kumble USA

Provocative examinations of teenage desire and social power dynamics with sharp wit.

 Walter Lang Germany

His films like *Metropolis* and *M* explore how masses are controlled through propaganda, fear, and systemic power structures.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

*A Clockwork Orange*, *Dr. Strangelove*, and *Full Metal Jacket* dissect psychological manipulation, institutional control, and the molding of human behavior.