THEME EXPLORATION

insurance fraud

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Big Short
The Big Short
2015 · Adam McKay
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Wolf of Wall Street
Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · Martin Scorsese
Ghosts
Ghosts
2005 · Christian Petzold
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament
1960 · Kon Ichikawa
Beat the Devil *
Beat the Devil *
1953 · John Huston
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
L’Aîné des Ferchaux
1963 · Jean-Pierre Melville
La Nuit du carrefour
La Nuit du carrefour
1932 · Jacques Becker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'Double Indemnity' (1944) remains the definitive exploration of insurance fraud within the noir tradition, establishing visual and narrative conventions still referenced today.

 David Fincher USA

'Gone Girl' (2014) intricately weaves insurance and fraud schemes into its psychological thriller framework, examining deception and conspiracy with technical precision.

 Ethan Coen USA

'Fargo' (1996) centers insurance fraud as the catalyst for its dark comedy crime narrative, exploring how ordinary desperation leads to extraordinary criminal schemes.