THEME EXPLORATION

greed and exploitation

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon
2019 · Martin Scorsese
There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood
2007 · Paul Thomas Anderson
The Pearl
The Pearl
1947 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Wild Game
Wild Game
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
What a Wonderful Place
What a Wonderful Place
2005 · Eyal Halfon
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Karuppu
Karuppu
2026 · RJ Balaji
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
La Viaccia (le Mauvais Chemin/The Lovemakers
1961 · Mauro Bolognini
Los jueves milagro
Los jueves milagro
1957 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His neorealist works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' chronicle how economic systems exploit the vulnerable and working classes.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' dissect the psychological toll of ambition and the exploitation inherent in pursuing success at any cost.