THEME EXPLORATION

Betrayal and greed

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1982 · Sidney Lumet
The Flaw
The Flaw
1955 · Terence Fisher
The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon
1993 · Peter Greenaway
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Zhang Yimou
Killer Fish
Killer Fish
1979 · Antonio Margheriti
Bloodline
Bloodline
1979 · Terence Young
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Pressure Drop
Pressure Drop
2016 · Anonymous Fixture
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Love is Colder Than Death
Love is Colder Than Death
1969 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Chum
Chum
2026 · Jonathan Zuck
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Goodfellas and The Wolf of Wall Street dissect greed and moral corruption through characters consumed by ambition and wealth.

 Sidney Lumet USA

Films such as Dog Day Afternoon and Network expose systemic betrayal and the corrupting influence of greed in institutions and individuals.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His thriller masterpieces like Oldboy and The Handmaiden intricately explore revenge stemming from betrayal and the psychological consequences of greed.