The 16 Best Movies About Social Hierarchy

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (Directed by Peter Greenaway, 1989)

The entire history of humanity has revolved around hierarchical structures. Some were organised and austere, such as feudalism in medieval Europe, which involved a clear distinction between nobility and peasantry. Others, however, were lax and anarchic, such as the system of communes and slaves in ancient Rome, which required cooperation from all parties; in the […]