THEME EXPLORATION

mafia corruption

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Salvatore Giuliano
Salvatore Giuliano
1961 · Francesco Rosi
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Devil
The Devil
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
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 Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

Created the definitive mafia trilogy (The Godfather films) that explores corruption as an institutional and moral system rather than individual criminality.

 Damien Leone Italy

His crime films depict mafia corruption as woven into the fabric of Italian society, showing how organized crime corrupts institutions from within.

 Martin Scorsese USA

Consistently examines mafia corruption and organized crime's corrosive effect on individuals and communities (Goodfellas, Casino, The Irishman).