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Acts of Violence
2018 ★ 5.6When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the w
Subs
1987 ★ 7.8"Zmiennicy" is a grotesque comedy of absurdity and reality that masterfully blends slapstick, satire, and surrealism to expose the absurdities of life under com
Born Innocent
1976 ★ 6.3A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, t
Yes Minister
1980 ★ 8.3Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries
Too Far Away
2019 ★ 6.1Ben (11) and Tariq (12) have more in common than they realise. Both are new to school and football and have lost their homeland. Ben's village will soon became
4 Blocks Zero
2026 ★ 8.0Travel back to 1990s Berlin and discover the story of a family caught between bureaucracy, politics, and social exclusion, determined to build a new life in Ger
Nobody's Looking
2019 ★ 6.8A new guardian "angelus" uncovers a secret behind the Angelus System's bureaucracy that leads him to break its official rules about protecting humans. Topic: Te
Brazil
1985 ★ 7.7Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel.
Citizen X
1995 ★ 7.2Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what
Covert Affairs
2010 ★ 6.9A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her ex
Catch-22
2019 ★ 7.3Pianosa Island, Italy, World War II. Bombardier John Yossarian tries to fulfill his duty, maintain sanity and return home as soon as possible, but incompetence
New Amsterdam
2018 ★ 8.3The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide ex
The Wire
2002 ★ 8.6Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!
2008 ★ 7.9It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topic
The Captain from Kopenick
1956 ★ 7.3A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is jailed for fifteen years. Upon his release, he wants to get a permit to get a job and
Worth
2021 ★ 6.7Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administe
I, Daniel Blake
2016 ★ 7.7A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario. I, Daniel Blake is a 2016 drama
Class of '83
2020 ★ 5.9A hero policeman shunted to a punishment posting as the Dean of the police academy decides to punish the corrupt bureaucracy and its criminal allies in return b
Complicit
2013 ★ 5.1An MI5 officer's attempts to foil a possible terrorist plot are undermined by bureaucracy and moral dilemmas. Will he make the world a safer place or be complic
My Lord
2026 ★ 6.0A man and his wife battle bureaucracy after being wrongly declared dead, while he confronts a kidney trafficking ring connected to corrupt politicians that dest
I Never Cry
2020 ★ 6.8Ola sets off to Ireland to bring her father's body back to Poland after he dies in a building site accident. But never mind her dad, Ola wants to know if he had
Black Mic Mac
1986 ★ 5.7This is a charming and successful farce from director Thomas Gilou, featuring a witty screenplay co-authored by producer Monique Annaud. When a group of African
Living
2022 ★ 7.0London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012 ★ 6.4A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream