THEME EXPLORATION

workplace temptation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Desk Set
Desk Set
1957 · Walter Lang
The Front Page
The Front Page
1974 · Billy Wilder
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.
2001 · Pete Docter
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
100 Nights of Hero
100 Nights of Hero
2026 · Julia Jackman
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Christian Petzold
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'The Apartment' and 'Sabrina' masterfully explore professional ambition colliding with romantic desire in corporate and workplace settings.

 Adrian Lyne United Kingdom

He specializes in psychological thrillers examining forbidden attraction and temptation in professional environments, most notably in 'Disclosure' and 'Unfaithful'.

 Mike Nichols USA

His films including 'Working Girl' and 'Carnal Knowledge' acutely dissect power dynamics, seduction, and moral compromises within workplace hierarchies.