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His film 'Closer' and career-long exploration of deception and moral compromise examine how intelligent people rationalize unethical behavior in competitive environments.

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'The Third Person' deeply explore how ordinary people justify rule-breaking and deception within systems of institutional pressure.

His films 'Serpico' and 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' meticulously dissect institutional corruption and the psychological mechanisms that enable ethical compromise.