THEME EXPLORATION

survival and greed

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018 · J. A. Bayona & J.A. Bayona
Jurassic World
Jurassic World
2015 · Colin Trevorrow
Hen
Hen
2026 · György Pálfi
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre *
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre *
1948 · John Huston
Shark
Shark
1969 · Samuel Fuller
Meg 2: The Trench
Meg 2: The Trench
2023 · Ben Wheatley
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively explore human ambition and the primal struggle for survival against nature and fate, as seen in 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Grizzly Man'.

 David Fincher United States

He systematically dissects greed, obsession, and survival instincts in modern society through methodical narratives like 'Se7en', 'Zodiac', and 'Gone Girl'.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His psychologically intense films examine desperation, addiction, and the consuming nature of human desire as survival mechanisms, notably in 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'The Wrestler'.