THEME EXPLORATION

existential escape

35 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
Down By Law
Down By Law
1986 · Jim Jarmusch
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Escape from East Berlin
Escape from East Berlin
1962 · Robert Siodmak
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Backrooms
Backrooms
2026 · Kane Parsons
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day
2026 · Steven Spielberg
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
A Loveless Woman
A Loveless Woman
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Circle of Deceit
Circle of Deceit
1981 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas
1968 · Mai Zetterling
Fellini Satyricon
Fellini Satyricon
1969 · Federico Fellini
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films explore alienation and the search for meaning in modern life through sparse narratives and extended silences that reveal existential emptiness.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

He confronts mortality, faith, and the human struggle to escape meaninglessness through intense psychological dramas that probe the depths of existential despair.

 David Lynch United States

His surrealist narratives fracture reality itself as characters attempt to escape psychological labyrinths and the incomprehensible nature of existence.