Capitalism
15 films on FilmAbouts return to this idea.
Fight Club
1999 · Drama / Thriller · David Fincher
“A man so hollowed out by consumer life that he invents a second self to burn it all down.”
Parasite
2019 · Thriller / Drama / Black comedy · Bong Joon-ho
“A poor family infiltrates a wealthy household one job at a time — until the house reveals a secret that turns the scheme upside down.”
The Godfather Part II
1974 · Crime / Drama · Francis Ford Coppola
“Michael consolidates his empire while his father's rise is told in parallel — two stories about what it costs to protect a family.”
Chinatown
1974 · Neo-noir / Mystery · Roman Polanski
“A private eye hired for an adultery case uncovers a conspiracy over Los Angeles' water — and a crime too deep to fix.”
Jaws
1975 · Thriller / Adventure · Steven Spielberg
“A beach town keeps its summer open while a shark keeps feeding.”
Alien
1979 · Sci-Fi / Horror · Ridley Scott
“A tired commercial crew answers a distress call and brings back something perfect.”
Blade Runner
1982 · Sci-Fi / Neo-noir · Ridley Scott
“A burnt-out cop hunts escaped replicants who just want more life.”
Scarface
1983 · Crime / Drama · Brian De Palma
“A Cuban refugee builds a cocaine empire in Miami and wants the world.”
Back to the Future
1985 · Sci-Fi / Comedy · Robert Zemeckis
“A teenager travels to 1955 and must make his parents fall in love.”
Goodfellas
1990 · Crime / Drama · Martin Scorsese
“Henry Hill always wanted to be a gangster — and the film lets us feel why, until it doesn't.”
Schindler's List
1993 · Drama / History / War · Steven Spielberg
“A profiteer who came to Kraków for money ends up saving more than a thousand lives.”
Trainspotting
1996 · Drama / Comedy · Danny Boyle
“Edinburgh heroin addicts choose not to choose life — until one does.”
Fargo
1996 · Crime / Thriller / Comedy · Joel and Ethan Coen
“A car salesman arranges his wife's kidnapping; a pregnant police chief cleans up the mess.”
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Comedy / Crime · Joel and Ethan Coen
“A slacker called the Dude is mistaken for a millionaire and pulled into a ransom plot.”
Spirited Away
2001 · Animation / Fantasy / Family · Hayao Miyazaki
“A girl must work in a bathhouse for spirits to rescue her parents.”
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