THEME EXPLORATION

temptation and corruption

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Taylor Hackford
The Sorrows of Satan
The Sorrows of Satan
1926 · D.W. Griffith
Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon
Opéra national de Paris: L'histoire de Manon
2015 · Cédric Klapisch
The Miss Of The Mister
The Miss Of The Mister
1962 · Yannis Dalianidis
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
1961 · Sergio Corbucci
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Beauty Is Not a Sin
Beauty Is Not a Sin
2024 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Snack Bar Budapest
Snack Bar Budapest
1988 · Tinto Brass
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Under the Sun of Satan
Under the Sun of Satan
1987 · Maurice Pialat
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films obsessively explore how desire, power, and economic systems corrupt individuals and relationships, particularly in works like 'The Marriage of Maria Braun' and 'Ali: Fear Eats the Soul'.

 Wes Anderson United States

He systematically dissects moral corruption through ambition and temptation in films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'Boogie Nights', showing how characters are seduced by wealth and power.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His provocative cinema reveals how ordinary people succumb to cruelty and moral compromise under pressure, examining the fragility of civilization in works like 'Funny Games' and 'The Piano Teacher'.