THEME EXPLORATION

Medical experimentation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Spider
Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
240 Hours in One Day
240 Hours in One Day
1970 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
Bigger Than Life
Bigger Than Life
1956 · Nicholas Ray
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' obsessively explore the intersection of human flesh, technology, and uncontrolled experimentation.

 Hideaki Anno Japan

His anime masterpiece 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' delves deeply into traumatic human experimentation, psychological manipulation, and bodily violation within a science fiction framework.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His film 'In a Year of 13 Moons' and other works examine institutional control, chemical/medical intervention, and the dehumanization of marginalized bodies.