THEME EXPLORATION

urban corruption

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
1976 · Martin Scorsese
Batman Begins
Batman Begins
2005 · Christopher Nolan
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Detective Story
Detective Story
1951 · William Wyler
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
Diario napoletano
Diario napoletano
1992 · Francesco Rosi
The Devil Strikes at Night
The Devil Strikes at Night
1957 · Robert Siodmak
The Alienated
The Alienated
2024 · Anja Kreis
Patlabor the Movie
Patlabor the Movie
1989 · Mamoru Oshii
Shanghai Triad
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Zhang Yimou
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year
2014 · J.C. Chandor
The Sinners
The Sinners
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
Atlantic City
Atlantic City
1980 · Louis Malle
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Gangnam Blues
Gangnam Blues
2015 · Yoo Ha
Shaan
Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
State of Fear
State of Fear
2026 · Pedro Morelli
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Yacoubian Building
The Yacoubian Building
2006 · Marwan Hamed
The Shadow Play
The Shadow Play
2019 · Lou Ye
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
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
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Marwan Hamed

Marwan Hamed excavates Cairo's social fractures through intimate character studies and institutional critique.

 Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Serpico' and 'Prince of the City' meticulously expose systemic corruption within urban police departments and government institutions.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic films such as 'Chungking Express' and 'In the Mood for Love' explore moral ambiguity and corruption embedded in Hong Kong's urban landscape and human relationships.