THEME EXPLORATION

greed and deception

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1982 · Sidney Lumet
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Tarot
Tarot
1973 · Derek Jarman
The Gold Seekers
The Gold Seekers
1910 · D.W. Griffith
The Man Who Would Be King *
The Man Who Would Be King *
1975 · John Huston
The Baby of Mâcon
The Baby of Mâcon
1993 · Peter Greenaway
Fox Pop
Fox Pop
1942 · Chuck Jones
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Casino' meticulously dissect greed's corrosive effect on individuals and society through morally compromised protagonists.

 David Fincher USA

Films such as 'The Social Network' and 'Gone Girl' expose how ambition and deception drive characters to manipulate and destroy others for personal gain.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His works like 'Shoplifters' and 'The Third Murder' explore moral ambiguity and deception as survival mechanisms within systems that reward selfishness.