THEME EXPLORATION

Underground nightlife

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
J’ai pas sommeil
J’ai pas sommeil
1994 · Claire Denis
Hardcore
Hardcore
1979 · Paul Schrader
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
Japanese Erotica: Five Films on Love and Sex from the Japanese Underground of the Experimental Cinema
1967 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
Need for Speed
Need for Speed
2014 · Scott Waugh
Bir çirkin adam
Bir çirkin adam
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Carícies
Carícies
1998 · Ventura Pons
Disco
Disco
1977 · Phillip Noyce
Le Palais des mille et une nuits
Le Palais des mille et une nuits
1905 · Georges Méliès
The Blue Beads from Greece
The Blue Beads from Greece
1967 · Yannis Dalianidis
8MM
8MM
1999 · Joel Schumacher
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
Creep
Creep
2004 · Christopher Smith
Sirāt
Sirāt
2025 · Oliver Laxe
Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos
2018 · Jonas Åkerlund
Alien from L.A.
Alien from L.A.
1988 · Albert Pyun
Deadman Apocalypse
Deadman Apocalypse
2016 · Charlie Steeds
Door II: Tokyo Diary
Door II: Tokyo Diary
1991 · Banmei Takahashi
Gay in Amsterdam
Gay in Amsterdam
2004 · Tom Six
Initial D
Initial D
2005 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Ip Man: The Final Fight
Ip Man: The Final Fight
2013 · Herman Yau
King of the Night
King of the Night
1975 · Héctor Babenco
Pump Up the Volume
Pump Up the Volume
1990 · Allan Moyle
Red Heels
Red Heels
1925 · Michael Curtiz
Scurry
Scurry
2025 · Luke Sparke
Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone?
Shall We Go to Your or My Place or Each Go Home Alone?
1973 · Lasse Hallström
The Age of Shadows
The Age of Shadows
2016 · Kim Jee-woon
The Beast Below
The Beast Below
2022 · Chalit Krileadmongkon
The Childe
The Childe
2023 · Park Jung-hoon
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé France

His films like 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void' viscerally capture the disorienting, violent, and transcendent experiences of underground club culture and nocturnal Paris.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His work, particularly 'Requiem for a Dream' and 'Black Swan,' explores the psychological descent into underground subcultures and nightlife's addictive allure.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films document the underground gay nightlife and marginalized communities of Berlin and Munich with unflinching emotional intensity and social critique.