THEME EXPLORATION

genetic experimentation

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Spider
Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996 · John Frankenheimer
Spontaneous Combustion
Spontaneous Combustion
1990 · Tobe Hooper
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Nokia Short
Nokia Short
2003 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mimic
Mimic
1997 · Guillermo del Toro
240 Hours in One Day
240 Hours in One Day
1970 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Hulk
Hulk
2003 · Ang Lee
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice
Ingrid Caven: Music and Voice
2012 · Bertrand Bonello
The Cat O’ Nine Tails
The Cat O’ Nine Tails
1971 · Dario Argento
El niño y la niebla/The Boy and the Fog
El niño y la niebla/The Boy and the Fog
1953 · Roberto Gavaldón
Hydrothérapie fantastique
Hydrothérapie fantastique
1909 · Georges Méliès
Zombi 2
Zombi 2
1979 · Lucio Fulci
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Renny Harlin
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
2021 · Johannes Roberts
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
2015 · Tom Six
Anatomy 2
Anatomy 2
2003 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Pizza Dare 1
Pizza Dare 1
2020 · Kong Ja-kwan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His entire body of work obsessively explores body horror and genetic mutation, from The Fly to Videodrome, making biological transformation his signature thematic obsession.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival deeply engage with questions of artificial creation, genetic engineering, and what it means to be human through science fiction.