THEME EXPLORATION

biological warfare

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates
2001 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune
1976 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mama, I’m Alive
Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Ceddo
Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène
Hard Target
Hard Target
1993 · John Woo
Kagemusha
Kagemusha
1980 · Akira Kurosawa
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Alessandro Carloni
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
Tales of the Taira Clan
Tales of the Taira Clan
1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Fighting Lady
The Fighting Lady
1944 · William Wyler
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
2007 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Peter Jackson
Water Wrackets
Water Wrackets
1978 · Peter Greenaway
Combat naval en Grèce
Combat naval en Grèce
1897 · Georges Méliès
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
1980 · Chang Cheh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Shivers' and 'Rabid' explore how biological agents transform and weaponize the human body as a central narrative concern.

 Kinji Fukasaku Japan

His film 'Battle Royale' and earlier work 'Virus' directly engage with biological catastrophe and weaponization as political and social allegory.