THEME EXPLORATION

ambition and career

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
1947 · Robert Siodmak
The Company
The Company
2003 · Robert Altman
The Deal
The Deal
2003 · Stephen Frears
The Slugger’s Wife
The Slugger’s Wife
1985 · Hal Ashby
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' dissect the corrupting nature of ambition in Hollywood and corporate America with sharp wit and moral complexity.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

His films 'Black Swan' and 'The Wrestler' depict the psychological toll of obsessive ambition, showing how the pursuit of perfection and success can consume and destroy individuals.