THEME EXPLORATION

corruption and crime

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Sucker Free City
Sucker Free City
2004 · Spike Lee
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974 · Kinji Fukasaku
Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
1940 · Henry Hathaway
Shaan
Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy
Shinjuku Triad Society
Shinjuku Triad Society
1995 · Takashi Miike
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gerardo Naranjo Mexico

Naranjo captures ordinary lives ensnared by systemic violence through unflinching formal precision.

 Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Goodfellas and The Departed provide unflinching examinations of organized crime and moral corruption within systems of power.

 Sidney Lumet USA

Through films like Serpico and Dog Day Afternoon, he exposed institutional corruption and the moral compromises demanded by systems.