THEME EXPLORATION

wealthy protagonist

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Baby's Day Out
Baby's Day Out
1994 · Patrick Read Johnson
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Paul Greengrass
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Sam Taylor-Johnson
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson United States

Anderson repeatedly explores wealthy protagonists grappling with power, legacy, and emptiness in films like There Will Be Blood and Inherent Vice.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

Wong crafts visually sumptuous explorations of wealthy urbanites trapped in cycles of desire, loneliness, and existential ennui across his Hong Kong melodramas.