THEME EXPLORATION

environmental stakes

37 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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2009 · James Cameron
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Dean DeBlois
For Monkeys Only
For Monkeys Only
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
In the Dirt
In the Dirt
1972 · David Cronenberg
Utama
Utama
2022 · Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
2013 · Bong Joon-ho
Valérian and Laureline
Valérian and Laureline
2017 · —
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Amazonas, Amazonas
Amazonas, Amazonas
1966 · Glauber Rocha
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Diario napoletano
Diario napoletano
1992 · Francesco Rosi
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers
1951 · Jean Rouch
The Water Diary
The Water Diary
2006 · Jane Campion
Erosion
Erosion
1971 · Peter Greenaway
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
Brutal Heat
Brutal Heat
2023 · Albert Hospodářský
Divia
Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko
Vesper
Vesper
2022 · Kristina Buožytė & Bruno Samper
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
A Journey to the Fumigated Towns
2018 · Fernando Solanas
Alien from the Deep
Alien from the Deep
1989 · Antonio Margheriti
Barren Lives
Barren Lives
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Inhabitants
Inhabitants
1970 · Artavazd Pelechian
Flow
Flow
2024 · Gints Zilbalodis
The Green Inferno
The Green Inferno
2013 · Eli Roth
JUNG_E
JUNG_E
2023 · Yeon Sang-ho
Promised Land
Promised Land
2012 · Gus Van Sant
8
8
2008 · Gaspar Noé & Gus Van Sant & Jan Kounen & Mira Nair
A Chinese Tall Story
A Chinese Tall Story
2005 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Cora
Cora
2024 · Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
Death in the Land of Encantos
Death in the Land of Encantos
2015 · Lav Diaz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively explore humanity's relationship with nature and the destructive consequences of environmental exploitation, from melting glaciers to rainforest devastation.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His films meditate on landscape, memory, and ecological transformation, capturing how industrial change and political conflict reshape both environment and human consciousness.