THEME EXPLORATION

ambition and corruption

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1958 · Sidney Lumet
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Knightriders
Knightriders
1981 · George A. Romero
L’ivresse du pouvoir
L’ivresse du pouvoir
2006 · Claude Chabrol
Loro
Loro
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola United States

The Godfather trilogy and The Conversation masterfully explore how ambition breeds moral compromise and institutional corruption.

 Sidney Lumet United States

Films like Network and Serpico dissect institutional corruption and the personal cost of ambition within systems of power.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

His works like Man of Iron and A Generation examine ambition and corruption within political systems and moral degradation under oppressive regimes.