THEME EXPLORATION

American dream corruption

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
1941 · Orson Welles
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
Terra em transe
Terra em transe
1967 · Glauber Rocha
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970 · William Wyler
Dormant Argentina
Dormant Argentina
2007 · Fernando Solanas
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Police Story
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Taxi Driver and The Wolf of Wall Street expose the moral decay beneath the pursuit of wealth and status in America.

 Sofia Coppola USA

The Godfather trilogy and The Conversation examine how ambition, power, and capitalism corrupt the American ideal from within.

 David Fincher USA

Fight Club and The Social Network dissect consumerism, corporate greed, and the hollow promises of success in modern America.