THEME EXPLORATION

comedic obstruction

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Minions
Minions
2015 · Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
Law Breakers
Law Breakers
1971 · Marcel Carné
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
1996 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Due della legione straniera
Due della legione straniera
1962 · Lucio Fulci
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
1960 · Sergio Corbucci
Hydrothérapie fantastique
Hydrothérapie fantastique
1909 · Georges Méliès
The Trip to Spain
The Trip to Spain
2017 · Michael Winterbottom
A Home with a View
A Home with a View
2019 · Herman Yau
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
2019 · Kenji Kodama
House with a Good View 2
House with a Good View 2
2015 · Gyeong Seok-Ho
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
1952 · Jack Kinney
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
1920 · Ernst Lubitsch
Stage Fright
Stage Fright
1997 · Steve Box
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His films use physical obstruction and environmental chaos to create comedy, where characters struggle against modern systems and architectural absurdities.

 Buster Keaton United States

He mastered comedic obstruction through elaborate physical gags where his character faces increasingly impossible obstacles with deadpan determination.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

His tramp character repeatedly encounters social and physical impediments that generate pathos and humor through his resourceful attempts to overcome them.