Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "corrupt-local-government"

1. Harakiri (1962)

Not Rated | 133 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.

Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Tetsurô Tanba

Votes: 68,661

2. Force of Evil (1948)

Passed | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.

Director: Abraham Polonsky | Stars: John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Beatrice Pearson, Marie Windsor

Votes: 7,666

3. Nayak: The Real Hero (2001)

Not Rated | 187 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A man accepts a challenge by the chief minister of Maharashtra to run the state for one day, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.

Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal

Votes: 17,829

4. The White River Kid (1999)

R | 99 min | Action, Comedy

Brother Edgar (Bob Hoskins) is a generous entrepreneur of low-quality socks who hides behind a self-bestowed cassock to avoid the low-level corruption of local sheriff (Randy Travis). He ... See full summary »

Director: Arne Glimcher | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Antonio Banderas, Ellen Barkin, Wes Bentley

Votes: 1,331

5. La siciliana ribelle (2008)

Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama

The true story of 17-year-old Sicilian Rita Atria (Veronica D'Agostino) -- who broke the Sicilian Mafia's code of silence and testified against the "family business" after both her father ... See full summary »

Director: Marco Amenta | Stars: Veronica D'Agostino, Gérard Jugnot, Marcello Mazzarella, Mario Pupella

Votes: 1,902 | Gross: $0.07M

6. She, the Ultimate Weapon (2002)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Romance

A teenage boy and girl struggle to stay in love when the girl's body is transformed into Japan's ultimate weapon.

Stars: Nick Shakoour, Melissa Hutchison, Mark Atherlay, Amy Provenzano

Votes: 731

7. Holy Lola (2004)

128 min | Drama

The trials and tribulations of a French couple's efforts to adopt an orphan baby in Cambodia.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Carré, Bruno Putzulu, Lara Guirao

Votes: 759

8. Heinrich der Säger (2001)

99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When railroad lines are shut down again and again and employees are laid off, Kurt Grantke takes the initiative and, armed with an angle grinder, tries to dissuade the commercial railroad from its goals by committing acts of sabotage.

Director: Klaus Gietinger | Stars: Meret Becker, Rolf Becker, Alexander Beyer, Holger Fuchs

Votes: 69

9. Merciful (2009)

88 min | Comedy

Standing in front of a Police Station, mantra chanting Buddhist monks threw the officers into frenzy. The Buddhist monks believed the reincarnated Buddha resided in the body of one officer.... See full summary »

Directors: Aleksandr Naumov, Vitaliy Parfyonov | Stars: Aleksandr Seridenko, Timur Bokancha, Aleksey Maklakov, Valeriy Garkalin

10. Al-mufattish al-amm (1956)

115 min | Comedy

When a penniless fertilizer inspector visits a village, its mayor mistakes him for an Inspector General sent to investigate charges of corruption.

Director: Helmy Rafla | Stars: Tahiyyah Karyuka, Ismail Yassin, Mahmoud Al Meleji, Abdulwareth Asar

Votes: 51

11. Zharkiy noyabr (2006)

Crime

A police captain and the widow of a murdered customs official investigate corruption in a port city on the Black Sea.

Directors: Vladimir Basov Ml., Olga Basova | Stars: Vitaliy Abdulov, Olga Arntgolts, Vladimir Basov Ml., Alla Budnitskaya

Votes: 16

12. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode: Completely Foolproof (1965)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Joe Brisson tries to make a political payoff to Baines in a parking lot, but spots an observer, private detective Foyle. Foyle says he was hired by Joe's wife Lisa. Joe visits his ... See full summary »

Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, J.D. Cannon, Patricia Barry, Geoffrey Horne

Votes: 334

13. Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode: Going to Pot (1983)

TV-PG | Comedy

A building inspector claims that there's a minor infraction at Jack's restaurant which gives him cause to have it closed unless Jack pays him off. The girls tell him to record the man ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, Richard Kline

Votes: 172