THEME EXPLORATION

discovery and knowledge

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Sakda, Somchai
Sakda, Somchai
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009 · Michael Bay
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Paul Schrader
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
A New Dawn
A New Dawn
2026 · Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
2026 · Tetsuo Yajima
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Sydney: A Story of a City
Sydney: A Story of a City
1999 · Bruce Beresford
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2025 · Cédric Klapisch
My Jules Verne
My Jules Verne
2005 · Patricio Guzmán
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Smurfs: The Lost Village
2017 · Kelly Asbury
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire
1981 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
2018 · Park Jung-hoon
A Christmas Tale
A Christmas Tale
2005 · Paco Plaza
A Legend
A Legend
2024 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Bluebeard's Castle
Bluebeard's Castle
1963 · Michael Powell
Dead Earth
Dead Earth
2020 · Wych Kaosayananda
Here Now
Here Now
2024 · Gabriele Muccino
Magellan
Magellan
2025 · Lav Diaz
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
1956 · Frank Capra
Planet of Storms
Planet of Storms
1962 · Pavel Klushantsev
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick USA

His films meditate on humanity's place in the universe and our quest to understand existence through poetic visual discovery.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His slow, contemplative cinema explores the nature of consciousness, memory, and spiritual knowledge through philosophical inquiry.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and narratives obsessively investigate human obsession, the limits of knowledge, and our drive to explore the unknown.