THEME EXPLORATION

counterculture and social activism

41 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Day Sports Stood Still
The Day Sports Stood Still
2021 · Antoine Fuqua
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock
2009 · Ang Lee
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
Revolution
Revolution
1968 · Peter Greenaway
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Hater
The Hater
2020 · Jan Komasa
Bamako
Bamako
2006 · Abderrahmane Sissako
Far from Vietnam
Far from Vietnam
1967 · Alain Resnais
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Earth
Earth
1930 · Alexander Dovzhenko
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films consistently expose class struggle and systemic injustice through intimate character studies of working-class lives and activism.

 John Lee Hancock United States

His provocative cinema directly confronts systemic racism, police brutality, and institutional inequality while amplifying marginalized voices and sparking social discourse.