THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit of the American dream

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson
1976 · Robert Altman
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
Get Your Man
Get Your Man
1927 · Dorothy Arzner
Mississippi Blues
Mississippi Blues
1984 · Bertrand Tavernier
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
The Pinochet Case
The Pinochet Case
2001 · Patricio Guzmán
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti
Omaha
Omaha
2026 · Cole Webley
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
2026 · Ken Yamamoto
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Farewell China
Farewell China
1990 · Clara Law
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

His masterpiece The Godfather trilogy deconstructs the American Dream through the rise and corruption of a crime family pursuing wealth and power.

 Martin Scorsese USA

Films like Taxi Driver and The Wolf of Wall Street expose the moral decay and disillusionment beneath the surface of ambitious pursuits for success and status.

 Terrence Malick USA

His lyrical, philosophical style in films like Days of Heaven explores the clash between individual aspiration and the natural world's indifference to human ambition.