THEME EXPLORATION

escape from routine

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting
2008 · Wim Wenders
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
All Greens
All Greens
2026 · Takashi Koyama
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
A Loveless Woman
A Loveless Woman
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Calabuch
Calabuch
1956 · Luis García Berlanga
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit
1981 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1974 · J. Lee Thompson
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
La Grande Illusion
La Grande Illusion
1937 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
La Bandera
La Bandera
1935 · Julien Duvivier
Scrubbers
Scrubbers
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Sommaren med Monika
Sommaren med Monika
1953 · Ingmar Bergman
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
The Way Back
The Way Back
2010 · Peter Weir
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Alfonso Cuarón
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Federico Fellini Italy

His films like 'La Dolce Vita' and '8½' celebrate sensory escape and rejection of societal constraints through surreal, dreamlike narratives.

 Terrence Malick United States

His poetic cinema explores spiritual transcendence and escape from civilization through nature, as seen in 'Badlands' and 'The Thin Red Line'.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually intoxicating films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' capture emotional escape and romantic reverie through stunning aesthetics.