THEME EXPLORATION

redemption and ambition

26 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cars
Cars
2006 · John Lasseter
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Despicable Me
Despicable Me
2010 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
2025 · Joachim Trier
Power Ballad
Power Ballad
2026 · John Carney
Ídolos
Ídolos
2026 · Mat Whitecross
Air of Paris
Air of Paris
1954 · Marcel Carné
Ran
Ran
1985 · Akira Kurosawa
Lisztomania
Lisztomania
1975 · Ken Russell
To Hell with the Devil
To Hell with the Devil
1982 · John Woo
Brothers
Brothers
2018 · Jacques Audiard
Challengers
Challengers
2024 · Luca Guadagnino
Red Heels
Red Heels
1925 · Michael Curtiz
Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream
2003 · Russell Mulcahy
Wild Rose
Wild Rose
2019 · Tom Harper
The Last Minute
The Last Minute
2002 · Stephen Norrington
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films consistently explore flawed protagonists seeking redemption through ambition, from Travis Bickle to Henry Hill to Jordan Belfort.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

He portrays obsessive characters driven by ambition who confront their own darkness, exploring redemption through psychological transformation and sacrifice.