THEME EXPLORATION

debt and gambling

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lookin’ to Get Out
Lookin’ to Get Out
1982 · Hal Ashby
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
1958 · Marcel Carné
The Golden Louis
The Golden Louis
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Ballad of a Small Player
Ballad of a Small Player
2025 · Edward Berger
Rennsymphonie
Rennsymphonie
1928 · Hans Richter
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Blazing Days
Blazing Days
1927 · William Wyler
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Fred Zinnemann
The Weak and the Wicked
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · J. Lee Thompson
A Greek woman in a Harem
A Greek woman in a Harem
1971 · Yannis Dalianidis
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
Atrocious Tales of Love and Death
1979 · Sergio Corbucci
Baazi
Baazi
1951 · Guru Dutt
Croupier
Croupier
1998 · Mike Hodges
La vida abismal
La vida abismal
2007 · Ventura Pons
Repo Men
Repo Men
2010 · Miguel Sapochnik
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
Pusher
Pusher
1996 · Nicolas Winding Refn
A Dirty Carnival
A Dirty Carnival
2006 · Yoo Ha
All for the Winner
All for the Winner
1990 · Corey Yuen & Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Bamako
Bamako
2006 · Abderrahmane Sissako
Confidence
Confidence
2003 · James Foley
Get Rich Quick
Get Rich Quick
1951 · Jack Kinney
From Vegas to Macau III
From Vegas to Macau III
2016 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Intacto
Intacto
2001 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Nirvana
Nirvana
2008 · Igor Voloshin
Oligosaccharide The Movie
Oligosaccharide The Movie
2017 · No Zin-soo
The Serpent's Way
The Serpent's Way
1986 · Bo Widerberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese United States

His films like 'Casino' and 'The Gambler' explore the psychological addiction and moral degradation of gambling, while 'Goodfellas' and 'The Irishman' examine debt, obligation, and the criminal underworld.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

In 'Biutiful' and '21 Grams', he unflinchingly portrays characters trapped by financial desperation, debt, and the desperation that drives them to destructive choices.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' examine systems of debt, obligation, and transactional human relationships with dark psychological precision.