THEME EXPLORATION

prison and crime

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Brute Force
Brute Force
1913 · D.W. Griffith
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
1940 · Henry Hathaway
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
Lethal Weapon 4
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · Richard Donner
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Goodfellas, Casino, and The Irishman provide unflinching examinations of organized crime, its seduction, and moral consequences.

 Sidney Lumet USA

His masterpieces including Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead explore corruption, crime, and the criminal justice system with gritty realism.

 Jacques Audiard France

His films like A Prophet and Dheepan use prison and criminal underworlds as settings to explore human dignity, redemption, and societal marginalization.