THEME EXPLORATION

american consumerism

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 · Arthur Penn
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Caboblanco
Caboblanco
1980 · J. Lee Thompson
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
La voce della luna
La voce della luna
1990 · Federico Fellini
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
1955 · Fred Zinnemann
Ride With the Devil
Ride With the Devil
1999 · Ang Lee
Terra em transe
Terra em transe
1967 · Glauber Rocha
The Loved One
The Loved One
1965 · Tony Richardson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like Fight Club and The Social Network dissect consumerism, materialism, and corporate culture as critiques of modern American society.

 Martin Scorsese USA

Works such as The Wolf of Wall Street and Casino explore greed, excess, and the corrupting influence of wealth in American capitalism.