THEME EXPLORATION

obsessive wealthy man

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Army of One
Army of One
2016 · Larry Charles
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His meticulous, perfectionist filmmaking explores obsessive protagonists in psychological depths, exemplified by 'The Shining' and 'Barry Lyndon'.

 David Fincher United States

He specializes in obsessive, morally complex wealthy characters consumed by control and ambition, as seen in 'The Social Network' and 'Se7en'.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His visceral psychological cinema depicts obsession reaching pathological extremes, particularly in 'Black Swan' and 'The Fountain' with wealthy, driven protagonists.