THEME EXPLORATION

underworld politics

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Bad Seed
1934 · Billy Wilder

Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room

Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room
2011 · Beth McCarthy-Miller

Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie

Love is Colder Than Death

Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols

Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro

Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen

Eastern Promises

Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg

Ten Years Thailand

Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang

KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem

The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki

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 King of The Internet

The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar

A Idade da Terra

A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha

The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929

The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin

A Good Man in Africa

A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford

Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski

Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse

Bubu (Bubu de Montparnasse
1971 · Mauro Bolognini

Drunken Angel
1948 · Akira Kurosawa

Esta tierra nuestra

Esta tierra nuestra
1959 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Fallen Angels
1995 · Wong Kar-wai

Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami

Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini

Los jueves milagro

Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga

Peppermint Candy

Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong

Raining in the Mountain

Raining in the Mountain
1979 · King Hu

Strike
1925 · Sergei Eisenstein

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Sofia Coppola USA

His Godfather trilogy is the definitive exploration of organized crime's internal politics, power structures, and moral corruption.

Martin Scorsese USA

Films like Goodfellas and Casino provide unflinching examinations of mafia hierarchies, loyalty, and the brutal pragmatism of underworld politics.

Quentin Tarantino USA

His works including Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds weave complex narratives of criminal underworlds where power, negotiation, and betrayal drive the story.