THEME EXPLORATION

consequences of choices

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Narrow Road
The Narrow Road
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run
1998 · Tom Tykwer
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
Clean
Clean
2004 · Olivier Assayas
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Mr. Monster
Mr. Monster
2026 · Simon Hung
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
The Girl Who Stole Time
The Girl Who Stole Time
2026 · Yu Ao
The Last Viking
The Last Viking
2025 · Anders Thomas Jensen
The World of Love
The World of Love
2026 · Yoon Ga-eun
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Enskilda samtal
Enskilda samtal
1996 · Ingmar Bergman
Recess/Breaktime
Recess/Breaktime
1972 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Discarnates
The Discarnates
1988 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
To the Public Danger
To the Public Danger
1948 · Terence Fisher
Sólo con tu pareja
Sólo con tu pareja
1992 · Alfonso Cuarón
California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
2007 · Cristian Nemescu
Divia
Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko
The Last Trick
The Last Trick
1964 · Jan Švankmajer
Tuesday, After Christmas
Tuesday, After Christmas
2010 · Radu Muntean
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
1980 · Chang Cheh
Liar Wanted
Liar Wanted
1961 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films systematically explore how individual decisions cascade into irreversible consequences across personal, moral, and geopolitical dimensions.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

He dissects how choices reshape human relationships and social structures through darkly absurdist narratives that reveal the fragility of human connection.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His intimate family dramas meticulously examine how past choices haunt present relationships and how redemption requires acknowledging life's irreversible decisions.