THEME EXPLORATION

underworld power struggle

34 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
2026 · Andy Serkis
Male and Female
Male and Female
1919 · Cecil B. DeMille
System
System
2026 · Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Poor Cow
Poor Cow
1967 · Ken Loach
Thunder Over Mexico
Thunder Over Mexico
1933 · Sergei Eisenstein
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
1982 · María Novaro
Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion
1981 · Shuji Terayama
Pigs and Battleships
Pigs and Battleships
1961 · Shohei Imamura
Shanghai Triad
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Zhang Yimou
Emily the Criminal
Emily the Criminal
2022 · John Patton Ford
Bad Seed
Bad Seed
1934 · Billy Wilder
Loulou
Loulou
1980 · Maurice Pialat
GATAO: Big Brothers
GATAO: Big Brothers
2025 · Chiang Jui-chih
The Professor
The Professor
1986 · Giuseppe Tornatore
The Van
The Van
1996 · Stephen Frears
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Sarit
Sarit
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

His Godfather trilogy remains the definitive cinematic exploration of organized crime hierarchies, family loyalty, and the corruption of power within underworld dynasties.

 Martin Scorsese United States

Through films like Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman, he dissects the brutal mechanics of mob life, territorial conflicts, and the psychological toll of underworld power struggles.

 Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

His action masterpieces like The Killer and Hard Boiled examine honor, betrayal, and violent power dynamics within criminal underworlds with operatic intensity.