THEME EXPLORATION

police violence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · Richard Donner
La Haine
La Haine
1995 · Mathieu Kassovitz
10 to Midnight
10 to Midnight
1983 · J. Lee Thompson
Colors
Colors
1988 · Dennis Hopper
Anaïc ou le Balafré
Anaïc ou le Balafré
1908 · Georges Méliès
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd
2020 · Spike Lee
Key Witness
Key Witness
1960 · Phil Karlson
Carandiru
Carandiru
2003 · Héctor Babenco
Bodycam
Bodycam
2026 · Brandon Christensen
A Second Chance
A Second Chance
2014 · Susanne Bier
Daughter of Darkness
Daughter of Darkness
1993 · Ivan Lai Kai-Ming
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
1999 · Takashi Miike
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Simon J. Smith United States

Created 'The Wire,' an unflinching HBO series that systematically examined police corruption, systemic brutality, and institutional failure in Baltimore.

 John Lee Hancock United States

Repeatedly confronted police violence across films like 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Da 5 Bloods,' exploring racial dimensions of law enforcement brutality.

 Kathryn Bigelow United States

Examined police tactics and moral ambiguity in 'Detroit' (2017), depicting the 1967 riots and law enforcement violence with visceral intensity.