Corruption movies and TV shows – page 5
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
Style:
exciting, serious, intense, suspenseful, action thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cia, espionage, terrorism, conspiracy, undercover agent, terrorist, race against time, undercover, government agency, murder, secret agent, corruption ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, year 2013, september 11 2001, year 2001 ...
Place:
russia, new york, afghanistan, moscow russia, london ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Godfather's story is the story of the greatest of Czech post-revolutionary 'entrepreneurs'. His activities often crossed the edge of the law, and his life ended bullet assassin.
Style:
captivating, intense, political thriller, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
corruption, organized crime, justice, fighting the system, fight for justice, corrupt politician, political corruption, political intrigue, fighting crime, politics, political unrest, showdown ...
Time:
90s
Place:
czech republic, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Switzerland, Belgium
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Summer 2011: the Swiss financial market is abuzz with the news that Paul Béguelin, the director-general of the private bank Béguelin, was found dead in his office. Is it a case of suicide or score settling? This question is going to haunt his ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, enigmatic, crime drama ...
Plot:
corruption, family secret, tax evasion, money, coma, attempted murder, scandal, mother daughter relationship, uncover truth, investigation, banker, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
switzerland, geneva switzerland, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
When the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham murders Robin's father, the legendary archer vows vengeance. To accomplish his mission, Robin joins forces with a band of exiled villagers (and comely Maid Marian), and together they battle to end the ...
Style:
period piece, epic, entertaining, exciting, scenic ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, girls' night, date night, teens ...
Plot:
knight, robin hood, good versus evil, archer, sword fight, chase, swashbuckler, justice, medieval, folk hero, courage, sword and shield ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 19th century, 12th century
Place:
england, britain, europe, israel, jerusalem ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.
Style:
intense, suspense, sexy, period piece, neo noir ...
Plot:
mafia, smuggling, gang, gangster, bootlegging, violence, vigilante, greed, corruption, prohibition era, prohibition, robbery ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 2012, 2010s, year 1931 ...
Place:
virginia, usa, appalachia, america, north america ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
The current mayor of Sineozersk, Arkadiy Anikeev, is caught by police for bribes on a large scale. By the court decision, he placed under house arrest at the place of registration. His wife, who is a owner of all of their property on documents, left ...
Style:
captivating, funny, sincere, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
house arrest, government official, abuse of power, political corruption, mayor, corruption, political satire, twists and turns, childhood friend, corrupt official, power struggle, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 262 min.
TV show
Story:
Thief in law Yuri Mikheev, nicknamed Baron, together with his partner, robs the apartment of Mikhail Monakhov, a banker and deputy assistant close to the gangster structures, filled with antiques. Together with the jewels, they bring out ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
corruption, injustice, society, russian mafia, friendship, gang leader, danger, post soviet, gangster, organized crime, underworld, art theft ...
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In 1921 New York. an immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
Style:
atmospheric, emotional, harsh, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
prostitution, immigrant, immigration, corruption, brothel, family relations, confession, american dream, love affair, exploitation, society, forceful separation ...
Time:
1920s, year 2013, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
poland, israel, america, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises ...
Style:
political thriller, political, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, military, investigation, corruption, police, government, government corruption, justice, political corruption, politician, violence ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
greece, france, africa, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, suspense, political, neo noir ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, murder, president, secret service, corruption, political conspiracy, assassin, murder investigation, framed for murder, illicit affair, white house ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa, korea, asia, north korea
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Moses Johnson is a promising high-school athlete with a bright future who’s accused of murdering a police officer during a drug bust gone wrong. Swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system, Moses’ case is taken up by ...
Style:
suspense, crime drama, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
corruption, school, police corruption, social commentary, racial injustice, criminal justice, corrupt, corrupt judge, life is a bitch, corrupt law enforcer, courtroom, racial tension ...
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ben Kinnear and Mike Paddock are two undercover detectives with way too much publicity, who find they can no longer turn a blind eye to the corruption in the police force.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
corruption, casino, undercover agent, police, law enforcement, dishonesty, undercover, buddy cop, investigation, conspiracy, cover up, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
australia, melbourne
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Zen Seizaki is a prosecutor with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office. While investigating illegal acts by a certain pharmaceutical company, Seizaki stumbles upon a page stained with a mixture of blood, hair and skin, along with the ...
Style:
anime, psychological, political thriller, political, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, conspiracy, prosecutor, politics, suicide, police, political corruption, death, justice, election, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Seiichi Habu is a member of the mysterious outlaw group Avalanche. The group exists at a time when moral hazards run rampant among politicians, bureaucrats, businesses, and even among ordinary people.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, corruption, investigation, revenge, secret organization, missing person, hacker, vigilante, justice, moral ambiguity, resistance, power ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Detective Keita Kurokouchi (Tomoya Nagase) continues to extort money from politicians whom Keita Kurokouchi has information on. By using his information he is able to crack unsolved cases. Rookie Detective Mayo Seike (Ayame Gouriki) is excellent ...
Style:
suspense, tense, detective, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
corruption, investigation, anti hero, fighting crime, conspiracy, homicide detective, moral ambiguity, crime solving, uncover truth, police detective, sleuth, police investigation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Driven by the desire to avenge his mother, a former gangster turned lawyer uses both his fists and the loopholes in law to fight against those with absolute power.
Style:
captivating, exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, investigation, revenge, justice, gangster, danger, vigilantism, murder, society, money, vigilante, anti hero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story about how the pact beetween Italian State and Mafia was inked with innocence blood.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking, controversial ...
Plot:
mafia, corruption, gangster, society, controversy, organized crime, political conspiracy, true crime, negotiation, betrayal, cover up, assassination ...
Place:
italy, sicily
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17K
Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
As corruption becomes rampant in the country, a group of idealistic youngsters attract attention of freedom fighter-turned-vigilante Senapathy through social media, who returns to his homeland to finish what he started.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, action thriller, political thriller ...
Plot:
corruption, vigilante, political corruption, justice, corrupt, fighting crime, intrigue, fight, government corruption, patriotism, whistleblower, conspiracy ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The chief investigator of Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is banking on a key witness, the corporate accountant Jack (Nick Cheung Ka-fai), to testify in court against a high-level customs officer and a tobacco trading ...
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
corruption, conspiracy, espionage, spy, investigation, problem, agent, undercover agent, entity, special agent, spy mission, bribery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, china
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
As a frontline police officer, Li Chengyang faced oppression from all sides, framed by evil forces, and even his boss, the chief of public security, in order to prevent him from investigating. He was framed and imprisoned. Under the command and ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
investigation, corruption, social injustice, police department, political corruption, prosecution, police investigation, organized crime, police procedural, police officer, accused of murder, murder suspect ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
china
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398K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Austria, Italy
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still ...
Style:
psychological, costume drama, harsh, disturbing, epic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, hitler, nazi, war, nazism, suicide, fascism, holocaust, national socialism, dictatorship, third reich, paranoia ...
Time:
1940s, year 2004, 2000s, 20th century, year 1945 ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany, prague, europe, bavaria ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who refuse to help him.
Style:
talky, neo noir, intense, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police corruption, corruption, murder, investigation, police brutality, lawyer, tough law enforcer, fighting the system, against the rules, uncover truth, law enforcement, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, new york, puerto rico, new jersey
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181K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Style:
tense, political thriller, controversial, political, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, assassination, kennedy assassination, president, political conspiracy, conspiracy theory, legal, politics, cia, assassination of president, cold war era, courtroom ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 90s, year 1991, year 1963
Place:
america, washington d.c., north america, midwest, chile ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to ...
Style:
political, political thriller, uplifting, ambiguous ending, psychological ...
Plot:
politics, cia, torture, investigation, corruption, justice, truth, u.s. government, whistleblower, war crime, government corruption, humiliation ...
Time:
2010s, september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2019
Place:
washington d.c., san francisco
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When bike courier Chris witnesses what looks like a murder, his first instinct is to cut and run. But when his curiosity draws him back in, he's soon embroiled in a world of corruption, political power, and illegal bike racing.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, dark, neo noir ...
Plot:
corruption, cycling, murder, witness, political intrigue, witnessing a crime, murder witness, social problems, police corruption, intrigue, urban, street racing ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
A legendary story about a young man who overcomes many hardships to become a formidable force in the Shanghai Bund.
Xiong Tian grew up in the streets. With nothing to his name, he works a thankless job just to make a living. Nonetheless, he is ...
Style:
tense, costume drama, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
corruption, revenge, ambition, fight, rags to riches, rise to power, guy, battles, coping, ambitious man, young man, tough guy ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
shanghai, china
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is asked to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial. But if he doesn't do it, the judge will have him disbarred.
Style:
suspense, realistic, disturbing, cynical, clever ...
Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, lawyer, fighting the system, legal, rape, corruption, court, law, justice, trial, hotshot lawyer ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, maryland, baltimore
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
It is 1943, and the German army, ravaged and demoralised, are hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of all this madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous ...
Style:
freeze frame, political, cult classic, brutal, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, german soldier, eastern front, military, soldier, war, battlefield, german army, anti war, wehrmacht, nazi, blood ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1977
Place:
bolivia, germany, siberia, france, russia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his luck lawyer, reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing. Former associate Mickey Morrissey reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit that he himself served to Galvin on a silver platter: all parties ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, intense, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
courtroom, courtroom drama, lawyer, redemption, character study, justice, alcoholic, legal action, court, legal, corruption, moral dilemma ...
Time:
20th century, year 1982, 80s
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, new york, new york state
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A baby alligator is flushed down a Chicago toilet and survives by eating discarded lab rats, injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal, escapes the city sewers, and goes on a rampage, pursued by a cop and a big-game hunter.
Style:
cult classic, dark comedy, suspense, stylized, witty ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alligator, sewer, creature feature, crocodile, creature, animal attack, giant animal, urban legend, monster, toxic, reptile, blood ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
chicago, new jersey
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