THEME EXPLORATION

authority clash

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
1992 · Mick Jackson
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · —
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
Tokyo Burst: Crime City
2026 · Eiji Uchida
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique was designed to challenge state authority and depict the collision between individual and institutional power.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist cinema consistently explores conflicts between working-class individuals and institutional authorities like government and bureaucracy.