THEME EXPLORATION

wealthy protagonist

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Baby's Day Out
Baby's Day Out
1994 · Patrick Read Johnson
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford
The Earth Dies Screaming
The Earth Dies Screaming
1964 · Terence Fisher
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
Tom Cat Holmes and the Twilight Hotel
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
A Knight for Vasoula
A Knight for Vasoula
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
Animals ferits
Animals ferits
2006 · Ventura Pons
Blind Fury
Blind Fury
1989 · Phillip Noyce
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
1988 · Sergio Corbucci
Hellboy
Hellboy
2019 · Neil Marshall
Spiritual Fists
Spiritual Fists
1975 · Chang Cheh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films obsessively examine wealthy protagonists navigating moral corruption, greed, and power through characters like Jordan Belfort and Henry Hill.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He portrays affluent, stylish protagonists trapped in melancholic isolation and doomed relationships, exploring the alienation wealth creates.

 Sofia Coppola USA

Her work consistently centers privileged protagonists whose material abundance masks emotional emptiness and existential despair.