THEME EXPLORATION

existential search for meaning

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky
1990 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —
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
Transit
Transit
2018 · Christian Petzold
29
29
2026 · Rathna Kumar
Backrooms
Backrooms
2026 · Kane Parsons
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas
1968 · Mai Zetterling
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
1992 · Abbas Kiarostami
Pátio
Pátio
1959 · Glauber Rocha
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Search
The Search
1948 · Fred Zinnemann
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
Windows
Windows
1974 · Peter Greenaway
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
And at Last
And at Last
1963 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Wild Strawberries' directly confront mortality, faith, and the human search for meaning through intimate psychological exploration.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative, philosophical cinema in films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' probes the deepest questions of existence, memory, and spiritual purpose through poetic visual language.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

His revolutionary approach deconstructs narrative and meaning itself in works like 'Vivre sa vie' and 'Weekend', forcing viewers to question consciousness, identity, and societal purpose.