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I'm looking for more realistic films that do good jobs of showing political and corporate corruption.
For political all I can think of now is All the President's Men. The other ones like House of Cards I find over the top. Spotlight about the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal is also pretty good.
For private sector there's Wall Street and The Wolf of Wall Street. There was also a Russell Crow movie about a scientist working for a tobacco company that I liked a lot.
I prefer films that do not require murders or action sequences to generate narrative momentum. If there are international films on the same theme I'd definitely appreciate these.
Thanks. I'll check these out. I can't believe I haven't seen Silkwood yet.
I think I saw Gallipoli a long time ago. Another good war movie on that theme is Paths of Glory.
Oliver Stone's JFK. About as corrupt as it gets. Serpico. The TV series "The Deuce" was a very accurate depiction.
I think some of the conspiracy elements were exaggerated in JFK. I saw a few episodes of The Deuce and liked the gritty realism, but it's kind of a slow burn for me. Serpico is a classic that I need to check out.
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Originally Posted by mascoma
Watch Bad Education for a real life story of corruption in a small town.
Wasn't on my radar at all. Will check it out.
Thanks everyone.
The Big Short?(2015)
"In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is."
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