THEME EXPLORATION

obsession with wealth

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Merci pour le chocolat

Merci pour le chocolat
2000 · Claude Chabrol

Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer
1959 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Foxcatcher
2014 · Bennett Miller

Rebecca
2020 · Ben Wheatley

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang

Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike

Great Expectations

Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean

Dillinger Is Dead

Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri

Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan

Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho

Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti

Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

The Killer
2023 · David Fincher

Chungking Express

Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai

Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong

The Secret in Their Eyes

The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella

The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz

Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín

A Dangerous Method

A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg

La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In

La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar

Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —

Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk

Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon

Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann

The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop

Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Martin Scorsese USA

His films like *Wall Street*, *The Wolf of Wall Street*, and *Goodfellas* obsessively dissect the corrupting allure of wealth and materialism.

Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Works like *Parasite* and *Mother* explore class obsession and the desperate hunger for wealth with darkly satirical precision.

Wes Anderson USA

Films like *There Will Be Blood* and *Boogie Nights* depict protagonists consumed by ruthless ambition and the pathological pursuit of fortune.