THEME EXPLORATION

workplace betrayal

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Honor Among Lovers
Honor Among Lovers
1931 · Dorothy Arzner
Passion
Passion
2012 · Brian De Palma
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951 · Robert Siodmak
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
Checkpoint
Checkpoint
1999 · Ralph Thomas
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Chum
Chum
2026 · Jonathan Zuck
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
Fast Charlie
Fast Charlie
2026 · Phillip Noyce
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Sátántangó
Sátántangó
1994 · Béla Tarr
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
2025 · Joachim Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols USA

His films like 'Working Girl' and 'Closer' masterfully dissect professional ambition, competition, and the personal betrayals that emerge in corporate and workplace hierarchies.

 David Fincher USA

Films such as 'The Social Network' and 'Gone Girl' explore calculated betrayal, backstabbing, and the erosion of trust within professional and intimate relationships with psychological precision.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His works like 'The Third Murder' and 'Shoplifters' examine how workplace dynamics and institutional loyalties can mask deeper betrayals and moral compromises.