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THEME EXPLORATION

police skepticism

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Personal Column
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
1975 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Killer
The Killer
1989 · John Woo
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Martin Brest
Bad Boys for Life
Bad Boys for Life
2020 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Simon J. Smith → United States

His seminal series 'The Wire' systematically deconstructs police institutions as fundamentally corrupt and disconnected from the communities they claim to serve.

Kevin Williamson → United States

His films 'The French Connection' and 'To Live and Die in L.A.' portray police as morally compromised, corrupt, and indistinguishable from the criminals they pursue.

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