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THEME EXPLORATION

wealth and greed

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Christophers
The Christophers
2026 · Steven Soderbergh
Money Mad
Money Mad
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
Il sogno de Giovanni Bassain
1953 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Frank Capra
The Winner
The Winner
1996 · Alex Cox
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese → USA

His films like *Wall Street*, *The Wolf of Wall Street*, and *Casino* meticulously dissect the corrupting nature of wealth and the moral bankruptcy it breeds.

Bong Joon-ho → South Korea

Films like *Parasite* and *Snowpiercer* use class conflict and wealth inequality as central metaphors for systemic human greed and exploitation.

Wes Anderson → USA

*There Will Be Blood* and *Boogie Nights* portray protagonists consumed by the obsessive pursuit of wealth and power at devastating human cost.

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