THEME EXPLORATION

workplace humiliation

24 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Desk Set
Desk Set
1957 · Walter Lang
The Front Page
The Front Page
1974 · Billy Wilder
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Christian Petzold
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Both You and I
Both You and I
1946 · Mikio Naruse
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · Ken Loach
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Farewell
Farewell
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Here's Berlin
Here's Berlin
1932 · Julien Duvivier
Meet the Pioneers
Meet the Pioneers
1948 · Lindsay Anderson
Mouchette
Mouchette
1967 · Robert Bresson
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
The Last Page
The Last Page
1952 · Terence Fisher
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951 · Robert Siodmak
The Machinist
The Machinist
2004 · Brad Anderson
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Animals ferits
Animals ferits
2006 · Ventura Pons
A Very Clever Guy
A Very Clever Guy
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
Di che segno sei?
Di che segno sei?
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His films like 'Another Year' and 'Career Girls' dissect social awkwardness and workplace embarrassment with unflinching emotional realism.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' explore power dynamics and social degradation through surreal, uncomfortable scenarios.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' powerfully depict the systemic humiliation and indignity workers face in modern employment.