Here we've displayed a list of the best Decadence films : The Scarlet Empress(1934), The Lower Depths(1957), The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years(1988), Blind Beast(1969), The Fall of the Roman Empire(1964), Quartet(1981), The Great Gatsby(1974), Somewhere(2010), The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson(1997), The Real Cancun(2003) ... ...
Biography
USA
1934
104 Minutes
Marlene Dietrich John Lodge Sam Jaffe Phillip Sleeman Louise Dresser C. Aubrey Smith
noblewoman duke mother-in-law count husband ruler emotional spectacular tense germany russia palace marriage of convenience decadence catherine the great power struggle monarchy espionage rise forbidden love
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Drama
Japan
1957
125 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Isuzu Yamada Kyoko Kagawa Ganjirô Nakamura Minoru Chiaki Kamatari Fujiwara Akemi Negishi Nijiko Kiyokawa Kôji Mitsui Eijiro Tono Haruo Tanaka
landlady thief sister husband actor gambler striking passionate boardinghouse japan infidelity jealousy love triangle sibling rivalry poverty decadence rivalry revenge 19th century
In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.
Documentary
USA
1988
93 Minutes
Steven Tyler Joe Perry Alice Cooper Gene Simmons Paul Stanley Ozzy Osbourne Bobby Dall Bret Michaels Rikki Rockett
ozzy osbourne alice cooper groupie rock star musician nightclub owner hedonistic outlandish los angeles concert stage nightclub heavy metal musical performance drugs decadence fame adventure 1980s
Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.
Horror
Japan
1969
90 Minutes
Eiji Funakoshi Mako Midori Noriko Sengoku
sculptor mother model hedonistic shocking disturbing dreamy warehouse art studio japan kidnapping sadomasochism mind games rape decadence torture wretched excess transformation temptation 1960s
A blind sculpter and his mother kidnap a young model.
Drama, History
USA
1964
153 Minutes
Sophia Loren Alec Guinness Stephen Boyd James Mason Christopher Plummer Anthony Quayle John Ireland Mel Ferrer Omar Sharif Eric Porter
soldier emperor heir daughter senator barbarian thrilling tense brooding rome battlefield frontier palace roman empire corruption decadence power play rebellion showdown fall
The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire.
Drama
UK|France
1981
101 Minutes
Isabelle Adjani Alan Bates Maggie Smith Anthony Higgins Armelia McQueen Daniel Chatto Pierre Clémenti Suzanne Flon Sheila Gish Daniel Mesguish Virginie Thévenet
wife husband art dealer art collector painter waif bleak confident tender sultry paris flat nightclub zoo prison love triangle art marriage decadence infidelity
Marya Zelli finds herself penniless after her art dealer husband, Stephan, is convicted of theft. Marya accepts the hospitality of a strange couple, H.J. and Lois Heidler, who lets her live in their house.
Drama
USA
1974
144 Minutes
Robert Redford Mia Farrow Sam Waterston Bruce Dern Lois Chiles Karen Black Howard da Silva Roberts Blossom Edward Herrmann Kathryn Leigh Scott
socialite millionaire veteran beautiful woman husband melodramatic sad somber long island, n.y. mansion bungalow new york city love triangle high society decadence adultery failed romance forbidden love fall rivalry
A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.
Drama, Comedy
USA|UK|Italy|Japan
2010
98 Minutes
Stephen Dorff Elle Fanning Chris Pontius Michelle Monaghan Laura Chiatti Simona Ventura Benicio Del Toro Lala Sloatman
actor daughter father party girl mother stripper dreamy offbeat melodramatic engaging touching dark hollywood, calif. hotel ice-skating rink italy car city father/daughter relationship debauchery
After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.
Comedy
USA|UK
1997
101 Minutes
Bridget Baiss Keely Sims Michael Brandon Rick Peters Ian Ogilvy John Hillard Heather Stephens Hector Elias Michael Laskin Guy Siner Richard Neil
filmmaker james coburn missing person dudley moore agent pierce brosnan amusing confident los angeles seaside office car film set disappearance film industry decadence fame conspiracy mystery wretched excess
Mockumentary about the unexplained disappearance of a fictitious up-and-coming movie producer.
Documentary
USA
2003
96 Minutes
college student party girl virgin beach bum twin ladies' man amusing hedonistic engaging wild cancun, mexico beach bar hotel nightclub party spring break drinking one-night stand sexual conquests
Sixteen American college students drink, flirt, fight and canoodle during their Spring Break vacation in Cancun, Mexico.