THEME EXPLORATION

ambition and family duty

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

GoodFellas
1990 · Martin Scorsese

Professor Mamlock
1961 · Konrad Wolf

Time Out of Mind
1947 · Robert Siodmak

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023 · and Justin K. Thompson & Joaquim Dos Santos & Kemp Powers

American Sniper
2014 · Clint Eastwood

Despicable Me
2010 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud

Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi

Sentimental Value
2025 · Joachim Trier

Ídolos
2026 · Mat Whitecross

Romería
2026 · Carla Simón

Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio

The Boy Who Gave
2026 · Allison Precious Emmanuel

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' intimately explore how family bonds and personal survival ambitions create profound moral tensions.

Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

Works such as 'Birdman' and 'The Revenant' examine how professional ambition and personal/familial responsibilities collide destructively.

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' depict ordinary people's struggles between economic ambition and family care.