THEME EXPLORATION

apocalyptic satire

21 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
2012
2012
2009 · Roland Emmerich
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Boudu sauvé des eaux
1932 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
The Drifting Classroom
The Drifting Classroom
1987 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging
1968 · Nagisa Oshima
El Justicero
El Justicero
1967 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Hellboy
Hellboy
2019 · Neil Marshall
Soviet Toys
Soviet Toys
1924 · Dziga Vertov
Tropical Paths
Tropical Paths
1977 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · Mike Mitchell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terry Gilliam United States/United Kingdom

His films like 'Brazil' and '12 Monkeys' blend dystopian nightmare with absurdist humor to satirize bureaucracy and societal collapse.

 Mike Judge United States

'Idiocracy' presents a darkly comic vision of civilizational decline through cultural degradation and corporate excess.

 Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

Films like 'Starship Troopers' and 'RoboCop' use visceral satire to critique militarism, consumerism, and the spectacle of societal breakdown.