THEME EXPLORATION

desperate ambition

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · David Frankel
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment dissect how ambition corrupts individuals and relationships in Hollywood and corporate America.

 Martin Scorsese USA

Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas obsessively explore characters consumed by desperate drives for power, recognition, and survival.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

The Wrestler, Black Swan, and The Fountain portray protagonists whose relentless ambitions lead to psychological unraveling and self-destruction.