THEME EXPLORATION

ambition and betrayal

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
1990 · Martin Scorsese
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
2025 · Joachim Trier
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
Ran
Ran
1985 · Akira Kurosawa
Jules César
Jules César
1954 · Jean Renoir
Deathtrap
Deathtrap
1982 · Sidney Lumet
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Vincente Minnelli
The Man Who Would Be King *
The Man Who Would Be King *
1975 · John Huston
The Founder
The Founder
2016 · John Lee Hancock
Paranoia
Paranoia
2013 · Robert Luketic
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sofia Coppola USA

The Godfather trilogy and Scarface explore ambition's corrupting power and the betrayals within criminal hierarchies and family structures.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Live Flesh and The Skin I Live In delve into obsessive ambition within relationships and the psychological toll of betrayal on identity and desire.