THEME EXPLORATION

workplace manipulation

32 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
Child's Play
Child's Play
1972 · Sidney Lumet
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Christian Petzold
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Joel Coen
Check to the Queen
Check to the Queen
1969 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Jamon Jamon
Jamon Jamon
1992 · Bigas Luna
The Rooster
The Rooster
1981 · Lasse Hallström
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Audition
Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Both You and I
Both You and I
1946 · Mikio Naruse
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
1964 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols USA

His films like 'Working Girl' and 'The Graduate' dissect corporate hierarchies, power dynamics, and manipulation within professional environments with sharp social satire.

 Ari Aster USA

Beyond horror, his meticulous exploration of group dynamics and psychological coercion in films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' reveals how manipulation operates in closed institutional spaces.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His deadpan yet unsettling films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' examine power imbalances, control, and manipulation within intimate professional and social relationships.