THEME EXPLORATION

security incompetence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 · John Frankenheimer
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
2021 · Adam McKay
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark
1964 · Blake Edwards
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Terence Fisher
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen
2013 · Antoine Fuqua
The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
1967 · Miloš Forman
Le Tonnerre de Jupiter
Le Tonnerre de Jupiter
1903 · Georges Méliès
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
The Host
The Host
2006 · Bong Joon-ho
What a Beautiful Day
What a Beautiful Day
2011 · Gennaro Nunziante
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke Austria

His films systematically expose how security systems and social structures fail to protect individuals from violence and violation.

 David Fincher United States

He repeatedly depicts institutional, governmental, and personal security failures that allow criminals to operate with impunity.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His thrillers explore how security lapses, miscommunication, and institutional incompetence cascade into tragedy and revenge.