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THEME EXPLORATION

real estate fraud

12 films · 2 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
Summer Hours
Summer Hours
2008 · Olivier Assayas
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
Home to Danger
Home to Danger
1951 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski → Poland

His film 'Chinatown' (1974) masterfully explores corruption, deception, and fraud within Los Angeles's water and real estate industries through a noir lens.

Wes Anderson → USA

His film 'Inherent Vice' (2014) weaves real estate speculation and financial fraud into a complex narrative about 1970s Los Angeles greed and deception.

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