THEME EXPLORATION

dystopian militarism

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel
2019 · Robert Rodriguez
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
2013 · Bong Joon-ho
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

His films like RoboCop and Starship Troopers use dystopian militarism as satirical vehicles to critique fascism, authoritarianism, and the militarization of society.

 Alex Garland United Kingdom

His directorial works like Ex Machina and Men interrogate power structures and militaristic dominance through speculative, dystopian frameworks that question human control and hierarchy.