THEME EXPLORATION

cosmic imprisonment

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
2005 · Tim Story
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979 · —
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Supergirl
Supergirl
2026 · Craig Gillespie
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008 · Mark Herman
Besieged
Besieged
1998 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Il generale della rovere
Il generale della rovere
1959 · Roberto Rossellini
Kill Me Tomorrow
Kill Me Tomorrow
1957 · Terence Fisher
Les Amants criminels
Les Amants criminels
1999 · François Ozon
The Woman in the Dunes
The Woman in the Dunes
1964 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Sinners
The Sinners
1949 · Julien Duvivier
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
1980 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Catch a Fire
Catch a Fire
2006 · Phillip Noyce
Face to Face with Death
Face to Face with Death
1970 · Yannis Dalianidis
Las Islas Marias
Las Islas Marias
1951 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Viva la libertad
Viva la libertad
1965 · Patricio Guzmán
Hunger
Hunger
2008 · Steve McQueen
A Chinese Tall Story
A Chinese Tall Story
2005 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Born American
Born American
1986 · Renny Harlin
Fantasy Magician
Fantasy Magician
2020 · Xiang Hesheng & Xiang Qiuliang
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985 · Héctor Babenco
God: City
God: City
2018 · Neill Blomkamp
Legacy of Rage
Legacy of Rage
1986 · Ronny Yu
Love Me Instead
Love Me Instead
2021 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Mathilukal
Mathilukal
1990 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Man of Will
Man of Will
2017 · Lee Tae-won
On the Silver Globe
On the Silver Globe
1989 · Andrzej Żuławski
Penumbra
Penumbra
2012 · Adrián García Bogliano
Portals
Portals
2019 · Timo Tjahjanto
Women in Heat Behind Bars
Women in Heat Behind Bars
1987 · Junichi Suzuki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like Solaris and Stalker explore consciousness trapped within cosmic environments and the inescapable prison of human perception and memory.

 Scott Waugh United Kingdom

The Alien franchise exemplifies cosmic imprisonment through isolated protagonists trapped in vast spacecraft and hostile alien worlds with no escape.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Arrival and Interstellar examine characters caught within incomprehensible cosmic forces and the boundaries of human understanding in boundless space.