THEME EXPLORATION

unexpected fortune

12 films · 3 directors

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Hands Across the Table
1935 · Mitchell Leisen

Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick

Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi

Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond

Maa Behen
2026 · Suresh Triveni

The Drama
2026 · Kristoffer Borgli

36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
2009 · Jacques Rivette

Unexpected Courage
2026 · Shawn Yu

A Trap for Santa Claus
1909 · D.W. Griffith

Die Jagd nach dem Gluck

Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir

El gran calavera
1949 · Luis Buñuel

Melvin and Howard
1980 · Jonathan Demme

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Paolo Sorrentino Italy

His films explore how sudden wealth and unexpected turns of fortune disrupt lives and reveal hidden truths about desire and identity.

Bong Joon-ho South Korea

He masterfully examines how chance encounters and unexpected fortune expose class divisions and the fragility of social mobility.

Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal narratives often feature characters whose unexpected windfalls or fortuitous events lead them into absurd and darkly transformative situations.