THEME EXPLORATION

institutional failure

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Departed
The Departed
2006 · Martin Scorsese
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Dilbar
Dilbar
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 · John Frankenheimer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
2016 · Theodore Melfi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His films like Network and Serpico systematically dissect how institutions—media, police, government—corrupt and fail their stated purposes.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His work consistently portrays how social institutions—welfare, education, employment systems—systematically fail working-class people.