THEME EXPLORATION

obsessive wealthy man

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Army of One
Army of One
2016 · Larry Charles
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle
Saccharine
Saccharine
2026 · Natalie Erika James
Saptadingar Guptodhon
Saptadingar Guptodhon
2026 · Dhrubo Banerjee
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
Cronaca di un amore
Cronaca di un amore
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Four Nights with Anna
Four Nights with Anna
2008 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Four Sided Triangle
Four Sided Triangle
1953 · Terence Fisher
That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire
1977 · Luis Buñuel
Sada
Sada
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
A Knight for Vasoula
A Knight for Vasoula
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
Cinema of Tears
Cinema of Tears
1995 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick USA

His films obsessively explore wealthy, obsessive protagonists consumed by perfectionism and dark desires, from Barry Lyndon to Eyes Wide Shut.

 David Fincher USA

He repeatedly examines wealthy, obsessive men whose meticulous control and psychological fixations drive narratives in films like The Game and The Social Network.

 Wes Anderson USA

His characters embody obsessive wealthy individuals whose ambitions and compulsions propel them into moral complexity, exemplified in There Will Be Blood and The Master.