THEME EXPLORATION

exotic island

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
King Kong
King Kong
2005 · Peter Jackson
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Jungle Island
Jungle Island
1967 · Jack Smith
She Gods of Shark Reef
She Gods of Shark Reef
1958 · Roger Corman
Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Thirdworld
Thirdworld
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
2018 · Roar Uthaug
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Island of Terror
Island of Terror
1966 · Terence Fisher
L'Avventura
L'Avventura
1960 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Marianne of My Youth
Marianne of My Youth
1955 · Julien Duvivier
La Gomera
La Gomera
2019 · Corneliu Porumboiu
1001 Nights of Pleasure
1001 Nights of Pleasure
1972 · Antonio Margheriti
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
Darling, Let's Get Naked!
1984 · Yannis Dalianidis
Dr. No
Dr. No
1962 · Terence Young
Passion Island
Passion Island
1942 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Robinson Crusoe Island
Robinson Crusoe Island
1999 · Patricio Guzmán
Sex and Lucía
Sex and Lucía
2001 · Julio Medem
Age of Consent
Age of Consent
1969 · Michael Powell
Blood Rain
Blood Rain
2005 · Kim Dae-seung
Crazy Love
Crazy Love
1993 · Roman Cheung Shiu-Lun
Khun Pan
Khun Pan
2016 · Kongkiat Khomsiri
Mortuary Blues
Mortuary Blues
1990 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Mortal Game
Mortal Game
2025 · John Lechago
See Through
See Through
2008 · Jiao Zi
Putahe
Putahe
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
Skyfire
Skyfire
2019 · Simon West
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document the sublime and dangerous allure of remote, isolated landscapes, from jungles to islands, exploring human obsession and nature's indifference.

 Terrence Malick USA

His poetic cinema frequently uses island and tropical settings as metaphysical spaces where characters confront existence, spirituality, and the beauty of untamed nature.