THEME EXPLORATION

urban crime and corruption

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Shanghai Triad
Shanghai Triad
1995 · Zhang Yimou
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year
2014 · J.C. Chandor
Suburra
Suburra
2015 · Stefano Sollima
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974 · Kinji Fukasaku
Gangnam Blues
Gangnam Blues
2015 · Yoo Ha
Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield
Shaan
Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy
Shinjuku Triad Society
Shinjuku Triad Society
1995 · Takashi Miike
State of Fear
State of Fear
2026 · Pedro Morelli
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Empty Nets
Empty Nets
2023 · Behrooz Karamizade
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
Dead End
Dead End
1937 · William Wyler
In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist
2009 · Bertrand Tavernier
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Los olvidados
Los olvidados
1950 · Luis Buñuel
Money Movers
Money Movers
1978 · Bruce Beresford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' dissect police corruption and institutional decay in urban America with unflinching realism.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His Vengeance Trilogy and 'Oldboy' explore moral corruption and systemic crime with visually stunning and psychologically complex narratives set in urban landscapes.

 David Fincher United States

Films like 'Se7en' and 'Zodiac' examine urban crime's psychological depths and institutional corruption with meticulous craftsmanship and dark atmosphere.