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Movies: Best "abuse of power" Movies


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The Green Mile(1999)

R
| 3h 9min | Fantasy, Drama, Crime
4.3/5 (with 8,075 votes)

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

The First Purge(2018)

R
| 1h 37min | Horror, Action, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 1,759 votes)

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

Directed by Gerard McMurray - With Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Lauren Vélez, Marisa Tomei, Melonie Diaz, Mo McRae, ...

12 Years a Slave(2013)

R
| 2h 14min | Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 5,107 votes)

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

She Said(2022)

R
| 2h 15min | Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 127 votes)

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

The Assistant(2020)

1h 28min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 192 votes)

A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

The Marco Effect(2021)

2h 5min | Thriller, Crime
3.0/5 (with 25 votes)

When 14-year-old Marco, a homeless Romani boy, is arrested at the Danish border for possession of a missing public servant's passport, police inspector Carl Mørck and his Department Q team are tasked with finding the connection. The old case contains several suspicious elements: The public servant was accused of pedophilia shortly before he disappeared, and his case was closed unusually quickly. But the silent, traumatized Marco refuses to talk to them and it's not long before he's on the run from those who intend to kill him because of what he knows.

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies(2009)

3.5/5 (with 272 votes)

United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his ‘partner in crime’, Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a relentless pursuit of Superman and Batman, who must unite—and recruit help—to try and stave off the action-packed onslaught, stop the meteor Luthors plot.

Sweet Country(2018)

R
| 1h 53min | Western, Crime, Thriller, Drama
3.3/5 (with 77 votes)

In 1929 in the outback of the Northern Territory, Australia, Aboriginal stockman Sam kills white station owner Harry March in self defense. Pursued across the outback, him and his wife Lizzie go on the run through the glorious but harsh desert country.

Directed by Warwick Thornton - With Sam Neill, Ewen Leslie, Bryan Brown, Thomas M. Wright, Hamilton Morris, Matt Day, ...

Lemonade(2018)

1h 25min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

While working in the US on a temporary visa as a caretaker, Mara, a 30 year-old single mother from Romania, marries Daniel, an American. After the arrival of her son Dragos, everything seems to have fallen perfectly into place. When the process of getting a green card veers unexpectedly off course, however, Mara is faced with abuses of power on every level and forced to answer a dark question about herself – how far would you go to get what you want?

Directed by Ioana Uricaru - With Mălina Manovici, Steve Bacic, Dylan Smith

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog(2018)

2.9/5 (with 11 votes)

Inspired by one of the most savage and violent crimes committed in Rome in the 1980s, "Rabbia Furiosa" is the story of Fabio, a small-time neighborhood crook, known as “Er Canaro” (the Dog Man) who suffers years of abuse and mistreatment from Claudio, a local boss of the criminal underworld. When he is driven to desperation and the brink of madness, he will carry out a terrible and bloody act of vengeance...

Directed by Sergio Stivaletti

The Strange One(1957)

NR
| 1h 40min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

A military school student develops a destructive power over his fellow cadets.

After Hours(1985)

26min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

The difficulty of separating sexual fantasy and reality becomes apparent in an investigation of an alleged sexual harassment case.

Directed by Jane Campion