THEME EXPLORATION

apocalyptic disaster

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995 · Ron Howard
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
Los amantes pasajeros (I’m So Excited!
2013 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Roland Emmerich
If All the Guys in the World
If All the Guys in the World
1956 · Christian-Jaque
Salt and Fire
Salt and Fire
2016 · Werner Herzog
San Andreas
San Andreas
2015 · Brad Peyton
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
The Crossing II
The Crossing II
2015 · John Woo
Santa Brigida
Santa Brigida
1951 · Roberto Rossellini
The Disaster in Oaxaca
The Disaster in Oaxaca
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Impossible
The Impossible
2012 · J. A. Bayona
The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers
1951 · Jean Rouch
Happy Feet Two
Happy Feet Two
2011 · George Miller
Knowing
Knowing
2009 · Alex Proyas
Everest
Everest
2015 · Baltasar Kormákur
Greenland
Greenland
2020 · Ric Roman Waugh
Calcutta 71
Calcutta 71
1972 · Mrinal Sen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2019 · Neil Marshall
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
War Between the Planets
War Between the Planets
1966 · Antonio Margheriti
Crawl
Crawl
2019 · Alexandre Aja
Pompeii
Pompeii
2014 · Paul W. S. Anderson
The Host
The Host
2006 · Bong Joon-ho
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · Mike Mitchell
Troll
Troll
2022 · Roar Uthaug
The Great Flood
The Great Flood
2025 · Kim Byung Woo
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
1958 · Roy Ward Baker
Century of Birthing
Century of Birthing
2011 · Lav Diaz
Crystal Skulls
Crystal Skulls
2014 · Todor Chapkanov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Blade Runner 2049 and Dune explore civilizational collapse and survival in hostile, deteriorating worlds.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Melancholia and Antichrist directly confront apocalyptic nihilism and the end of existence with unflinching psychological intensity.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Snowpiercer and Mother examine societal breakdown and environmental catastrophe through visceral, genre-bending narratives.