THEME EXPLORATION

Resistance vs First Order

38 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
In Bloom
In Bloom
2013 · Nana Ekvtimishvili
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Naruto
Naruto
2002 · —
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Agito: Superpower War
Agito: Superpower War
2026 · Ryuta Tasaki
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
The Last First Time
The Last First Time
2026 · Rafael Ruiz Espejo
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

His films consistently explore how individuals and systems resist oppressive forces, from totalitarian control in *The Dark Knight Rises* to temporal manipulation in *Tenet*.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

He examines resistance against overwhelming institutional power in *Sicario*, *Arrival*, and *Dune*, where protagonists navigate between personal morality and systemic authority.