THEME EXPLORATION

yuppie culture

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife
2014 · Spike Lee
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2005 · Michel Gondry
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Summer in the City
Summer in the City
1970 · Wim Wenders
Zu Neuen Ufern
Zu Neuen Ufern
1937 · Douglas Sirk
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Oliver Stone USA

His films like 'Wall Street' and 'American Psycho' (adapted screenplay influence) directly satirize and critique the greed, ambition, and moral emptiness at the heart of 1980s yuppie culture.

 Martin Scorsese USA

Through films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' he explores the excess, materialism, and corruption of ambitious young professionals climbing the corporate ladder.

 Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

His satirical films like 'Showgirls' and 'Basic Instinct' dissect the superficiality, ambition, and moral corruption underlying yuppie aspiration and status-seeking behavior.