THEME EXPLORATION

destruction and chaos

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Avatar
Avatar
2009 · James Cameron
Daisies (film)|Daisies
Daisies (film)|Daisies
1966 · Jennifer West
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Garden of Luxor
Garden of Luxor
1973 · Derek Jarman
Prova d’orchestra
Prova d’orchestra
1979 · Federico Fellini
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1953 · Roberto Rossellini
The Disaster in Oaxaca
The Disaster in Oaxaca
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
Two Deaths
Two Deaths
1995 · Nicolas Roeg
Okja
Okja
2017 · Bong Joon-ho
Divia
Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Cat vs. Rat
Cat vs. Rat
1982 · Kar-leung Lau
El Topo
El Topo
1970 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
La Douche d’eau bouillante
La Douche d’eau bouillante
1907 · Georges Méliès
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Adam Shankman
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · Mike Mitchell
The Sadness
The Sadness
2021 · Rob Jabbaz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gaspar Noé France

His films explore psychological and physical destruction through fractured narratives and visceral imagery that confronts viewers with chaos and nihilism.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

He systematically examines societal and personal destruction through provocation, depicting the collapse of order and descent into darkness across his filmography.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His works dissect the destruction of human relationships and social structures through violence and rupture, forcing audiences to confront systems in breakdown.