THEME EXPLORATION

exotic locations

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman
1944 · Robert Siodmak
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Journey on the Plain
Journey on the Plain
1995 · Béla Tarr
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Mogambo
Mogambo
1953 · John Ford
Land O’ Lizards (, incomplete)*
Land O’ Lizards (, incomplete)*
1916 · Frank Borzage
King Kong
King Kong
2005 · Peter Jackson
Moon over Morocco
Moon over Morocco
1931 · Julien Duvivier
Dr. No
Dr. No
1962 · Terence Young
1001 Nights of Pleasure
1001 Nights of Pleasure
1972 · Antonio Margheriti
L’Auberge ensorcelée
L’Auberge ensorcelée
1897 · Georges Méliès
Crazy Love
Crazy Love
1993 · Roman Cheung Shiu-Lun
Dark Woods II
Dark Woods II
2015 · Pål Øie
Djinn
Djinn
2013 · Tobe Hooper
Haunted Changi
Haunted Changi
2010 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Kung Fu Yoga
Kung Fu Yoga
2017 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Scared
Scared
2005 · Pakphum Wongjinda
Scars of Dracula
Scars of Dracula
1970 · Roy Ward Baker
Sexy Night Report
Sexy Night Report
1977 · Frank Miller
The Chanting
The Chanting
2006 · Rizal Mantovani
The Imp
The Imp
1996 · Ivan Lai Kai-Ming
The Red Book Ritual: Gates of Hell
The Red Book Ritual: Gates of Hell
2025 · Nathan Crooker & Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
Wither
Wither
2013 · Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively capture remote, inhospitable landscapes as characters themselves, from the Amazon to Antarctica.

 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

He uses visually stunning and geographically diverse exotic locations to explore human suffering and redemption across continents.

 David Lean United Kingdom

His epic films are defined by sweeping cinematography of exotic deserts and foreign lands that become integral to his storytelling.