THEME EXPLORATION

workplace violence

42 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Sheep In The Deep
A Sheep In The Deep
1962 · Chuck Jones
Desk Set
Desk Set
1957 · Walter Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Christian Petzold
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Forsaken
Forsaken
2026 · Vincent Garenq
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
Scary Movie
Scary Movie
2026 · Michael Tiddes
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Hello, Late Homecomers
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 · John Woo
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' examine systemic violence and exploitation within institutional workplaces and bureaucratic systems.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His unflinching examinations of violence in 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' explore how normalized aggression manifests in structured environments and social hierarchies.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His thriller 'Oldboy' and 'Decision to Leave' intricately dissect revenge, power dynamics, and the psychological violence inherent in hierarchical workplace and institutional relationships.