debt and gambling

His films like Casino and The Irishman obsessively explore moral debt, financial ruin, and the psychological compulsion of gambling within criminal ecosystems.

Poor Things and The Killing of a Sacred Deer examine systemic debt, exploitation, and the gamification of human relationships and moral obligations.

Shoplifters and After the Storm depict characters trapped by economic debt and desperation, using gambling and petty crime as survival mechanisms in modern society.