THEME EXPLORATION

apocalyptic anxiety

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola

Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux

Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur

Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders

Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák

Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi

Gojira
1954 · —

Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón

Vendredi soir
2002 · Claire Denis

The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger

Tomorrow I'll Be Brave

Tomorrow I'll Be Brave
2026 · Bernd Sahling

Dreams
1990 · Akira Kurosawa

Ask
1986 · Derek Jarman

Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong

La rabbia
1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

Knowing
2009 · Alex Proyas

53 Wars
2018 · Ewa Bukowska

La Belle Indifference

La Belle Indifference
2019 · Kıvanç Sezer

Miriam Lies
2018 · Natalia Cabral & Oriol Estrada

Blood on Wolf Mountain

Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu

Fear and Horror

Fear and Horror
1965 · Arthur Lipsett

Hellboy
2019 · Neil Marshall

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · Mike Mitchell

A Guy and a Gal

A Guy and a Gal
1975 · Lasse Hallström

Century of Birthing

Century of Birthing
2011 · Lav Diaz

Crystal Skulls
2014 · Todor Chapkanov

Elippathayam
1982 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan

New Normal
2023 · Jung Bum-shik

Parents in Progress

Parents in Progress
2019 · Laura Chiossone

Spud 2: The Madness Continues

Spud 2: The Madness Continues
2013 · Donovan Marsh

The Peacock King

The Peacock King
1988 · Lam Nai-Choi

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical science fiction films like Stalker and Solaris explore existential dread and humanity's place in a mysterious, potentially doomed universe.

Joachim Trier Denmark

Melancholia and Antichrist directly confront apocalyptic anxiety through psychological breakdown narratives set against cosmic and societal collapse.

Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

Three Colors trilogy and Dekalog examine moral chaos and spiritual uncertainty in a world approaching some form of inevitable reckoning.