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THEME EXPLORATION

money motivation

11 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Pleasures of the Flesh
Pleasures of the Flesh
1965 · Nagisa Oshima
Gomorrah
Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Mother Never Dies
Mother Never Dies
1942 · Mikio Naruse
The Family Friend
The Family Friend
2006 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Golden Bed
The Golden Bed
1925 · Cecil B. DeMille
Wild Side
Wild Side
1995 · Donald Cammell
The Tournament
The Tournament
2009 · Scott Mann
House of 9
House of 9
2005 · Steven R. Monroe
Scrooge McDuck and Money
Scrooge McDuck and Money
1967 · Hamilton Luske
Tiger Cage II
Tiger Cage II
1990 · Yuen Woo-Ping
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → USA

His films obsessively explore greed, ambition, and the corrosive effects of money through protagonists consumed by financial excess and moral compromise.

Wes Anderson → USA

He examines how money shapes relationships, power dynamics, and personal identity across interconnected characters in works like *There Will Be Blood* and *Boogie Nights*.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

His films dissect class struggle and economic inequality with dark humor, revealing how money creates systemic divisions and desperate human behavior.

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