THEME EXPLORATION

redemption through wealth

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
Call of My Life
Call of My Life
2026 · Dammy Twitch
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1923 · Cecil B. DeMille
Anima nera
Anima nera
1962 · Roberto Rossellini
The Eel
The Eel
1997 · Shohei Imamura
Buen Camino
Buen Camino
2025 · Gennaro Nunziante
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Don’t Come Knocking
Don’t Come Knocking
2005 · Wim Wenders
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
The Hunt
The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese United States

His films repeatedly explore morally compromised characters seeking redemption through wealth and power, most notably in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Wolf of Wall Street.

 Wes Anderson United States

He examines how wealth and material success intersect with personal redemption and spiritual emptiness in films like There Will Be Blood and Boogie Nights.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His work critiques the promise of wealth as a path to redemption while exploring class struggle and moral ambiguity, particularly in Parasite and Memories of Murder.