THEME EXPLORATION

rise to stardom

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
1990 · Martin Scorsese
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story
2004 · Allan Moyle
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
2018 · Bradley Cooper
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3
2017 · Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
La Signora senza camelie
La Signora senza camelie
1953 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
Garrincha: Joy of the People
Garrincha: Joy of the People
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
On the Road
On the Road
2016 · Michael Winterbottom
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

Sunset Boulevard remains the definitive deconstruction of Hollywood stardom's dark underbelly and the price of ambition.

 Damien Chazelle USA

Whiplash and La La Land obsessively examine the obsession, sacrifice, and relationships destroyed in the relentless pursuit of artistic greatness.