THEME EXPLORATION

consequences of experimentation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963 · Roger Corman
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films obsessively explore the grotesque consequences of biological and technological experimentation on human flesh and identity.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He documents humanity's destructive obsession with pushing boundaries, examining how ambitious experiments lead to madness, suffering, and environmental devastation.

 Claire Denis France

Her science fiction and psychological works interrogate the moral and existential fallout of human experimentation, colonialism, and the violation of boundaries.