THEME EXPLORATION

human ambition

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
Crystal Swan
Crystal Swan
2018 · Darya Zhuk
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole
1951 · Billy Wilder
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
The Wandering Earth II
The Wandering Earth II
2023 · Frant Gwo
My American Uncle
My American Uncle
1980 · Alain Resnais
7 Days in Havana
7 Days in Havana
2012 · Gaspar Noé & Julio Medem
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cecil B. DeMille USA

Epic-scale historical and biblical narratives told through lavish visual spectacle and moral confrontation.

 Martin Scorsese USA

His films obsessively explore the corrupting nature of ambition through protagonists driven by greed, power, and self-destruction.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

He portrays the psychological toll of relentless ambition, depicting how obsession consumes and dismantles his characters from within.