THEME EXPLORATION

city corruption

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Black Belt Jones
Black Belt Jones
1974 · Robert Clouse
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The American Soldier
The American Soldier
1970 · Margarethe von Trotta & Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet USA

His films like 'Serpico' and 'Dog Day Afternoon' meticulously expose systemic corruption within urban institutions and police departments.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His neo-noir films like 'Fallen Angels' and 'In the Mood for Love' visually explore moral ambiguity and corruption within Hong Kong's urban underworld.