THEME EXPLORATION

treasure/gold

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mackenna's Gold
Mackenna's Gold
1969 · J. Lee Thompson
The New Swiss Family Robinson
The New Swiss Family Robinson
1998 · Stewart Raffill
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
2018 · Steven Spielberg
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Saptadingar Guptodhon
Saptadingar Guptodhon
2026 · Dhrubo Banerjee
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
2026 · Tetsuo Yajima
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
1954 · Jacques Becker
Ken Russell’s Treasure Island
Ken Russell’s Treasure Island
1995 · Ken Russell
Makwayela
Makwayela
1977 · Jean Rouch
Princess from the Moon
Princess from the Moon
1987 · Kon Ichikawa
Twelve Chairs
Twelve Chairs
1962 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Peter Jackson
Acapulco
Acapulco
1952 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Dynamite Joe
Dynamite Joe
1968 · Antonio Margheriti
Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca
Il ritorno di Zanna Bianca
1974 · Lucio Fulci
The Kid With the Golden Arm
The Kid With the Golden Arm
1979 · Chang Cheh
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 · Kim Jee-woon
The Misfits
The Misfits
2021 · Renny Harlin
Crystal Skulls
Crystal Skulls
2014 · Todor Chapkanov
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE
2012 · Lav Diaz
Get Rich Quick
Get Rich Quick
1951 · Jack Kinney
Half Past Dead
Half Past Dead
2002 · Don Paul
In Like Flynn
In Like Flynn
2018 · Russell Mulcahy
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His obsession with human ambition and madness in pursuit of impossible dreams permeates films like 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Fitzcarraldo,' where characters pursue golden utopias at the cost of sanity.

 Damien Leone Italy

His spaghetti westerns, particularly 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,' elevate treasure and gold to mythic status as symbols of desire, greed, and the violence inherent in human ambition.