Movies and TvShows featuring "official-corruption" theme.

Ador is a well known and respected CIDG Police Official, with a loving family as his support. Cardo, on the other hand, loves the solitude of the mountains in the province as a SAF Trooper. Their lives take a sudden turn when Ador gets himself entangled in a syndicate by being betrayed by one of his own colleagues, resulting to his death. To conceal this fact, Cardo was ordered to pretend to be Ador and finish the mission what his brother left behind. He will also be force to pretend to his brother's family and friends, and be re-united with his grandmother, whom he despised, for assuming she abandoned him.

An undercover agent goes on a dangerous mission to bring down a crime ring. Fueled by a bitter and painful past, he along with his allies faces the grueling task that will challenge his resolve and strength.

In a future dystopian society, a political demonstration turns into a fight for survival as citizens must confront white supremacy, abuse of power, and social injustice during an annual event known as The Purge. With the help of a resistance movement, a group of African-Americans in New York City and New Jersey must navigate through a night of terror, violence, and psychological thrills to expose the corrupt system and fight against the oppressive regime.

The Phenix City Story is a crime noir drama set in Phenix City, Alabama, during a time of political corruption and organized crime. The film explores the dark underbelly of the city through the eyes of a crusading lawyer who becomes determined to bring down the criminal syndicate that controls the town. As he delves deeper into the corruption, he uncovers a web of prostitution, gambling, and murder disguised as accidents. With the help of a citizens' committee, the lawyer fights against the corrupt officials and criminals, leading to a dramatic climax involving a political campaign and domestic terrorism.

Set in the 1960s during the Trujillo regime, the film follows the Mirabal sisters, who become activists against political oppression. They face deception, treachery, and violent persecution in their fight for freedom, leading to their mysterious disappearance and tragic fate.

In this action-packed crime drama, a bodyguard, a hitman, and an attorney must work together to protect a witness from official corruption and the Sicilian mafia. As they navigate a dangerous web of deceit and violence, they form unlikely alliances and confront their own demons.

When an FBI agent goes undercover as a taxi driver to infiltrate a notorious gang, he finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. As he delves deeper into the criminal underworld, he uncovers a web of corruption and violence that threatens to consume him.

Courageous newspaper editor Manuel Acosta Mesa tries to take on the mob in Tijuana through his newspaper, reporting on the violence, prostitution and drug sales in the border town.

Katips is a movie set during the time of martial law in the Philippines. It follows the journey of a group of college students who become involved in the student movement and fight against the oppressive military dictatorship. The film explores themes of political oppression, social injustice, and the power of youth activism in the fight for freedom and democracy.

Montelusa, Sicily, Italy, 1877. Giovanni Bovara, the new chief inspector of the mills, is charged with collecting a severe tax. Sicilian by birth, but Ligurian by adoption, he reasons and speaks as a man of northern Italy and does not understand the dynamics of the law of silence that regulate the Sicilian land, so his intransigence immediately gives him several enemies…

A man living in a rural setting faces intimidation and threats while trying to stand up against corruption. He struggles to protect his family and the rights of his minority group. The story explores themes of official corruption, minority rights, and the struggle for justice.

Falsely accused by the corrupt Governor Elden of Charleston of fencing stolen pirate booty, young Davey Crandall and friend Tom Botts buy passage on the ship of local buccaneer Bloodthirsty Ben. They avoid being killed by faking a case of the pox, which causes the panicked captain and crew to desert the ship. The two find themselves alone, and when a lucky cannon shot hits a mast on a British ship, they find themselves mistaken for pirates. They sail to Tortuga, where they recruit such notorious corsairs as Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonney, and Blackbeard to lay siege to Chaleston and expose the villain Elden.

When the Muslim princess Ameera is kidnapped by a local crime syndicate, undercover cop Lt. Jamal Razul a.k.a Magnum is given the task of getting her back. Aided by fellow officer Joselito Ibanez, Razul discovers that there’s more to the kidnapping than mere ransom.