THEME EXPLORATION

underground economy

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
Hardcore
Hardcore
1979 · Paul Schrader
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
Abidjan, port de pêche
Abidjan, port de pêche
1962 · Jean Rouch
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1998 · Dario Argento
Need for Speed
Need for Speed
2014 · Scott Waugh
Bir çirkin adam
Bir çirkin adam
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Disco
Disco
1977 · Phillip Noyce
Kino Eye
Kino Eye
1924 · Dziga Vertov
8MM
8MM
1999 · Joel Schumacher
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
Creep
Creep
2004 · Christopher Smith
Sirāt
Sirāt
2025 · Oliver Laxe
Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos
2018 · Jonas Åkerlund
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 · Kinji Fukasaku
Alien from L.A.
Alien from L.A.
1988 · Albert Pyun
Endgame
Endgame
2009 · Pete Travis
Initial D
Initial D
2005 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Ip Man: The Final Fight
Ip Man: The Final Fight
2013 · Herman Yau
Pump Up the Volume
Pump Up the Volume
1990 · Allan Moyle
Scurry
Scurry
2025 · Luke Sparke
The Age of Shadows
The Age of Shadows
2016 · Kim Jee-woon
The Beast Below
The Beast Below
2022 · Chalit Krileadmongkon
The Childe
The Childe
2023 · Park Jung-hoon
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' expose the precarious lives of working-class people operating within informal and exploitative economic systems.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

Works such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' depict the pervasive corruption and shadow economy embedded in post-communist Romanian society.

 Paolo Sorrentino Italy

His Naples-set films like 'Gomorrah' and 'The Hand of God' unflinchingly examine organized crime, corruption, and the underground networks that parallel legitimate society.