THEME EXPLORATION

government experimentation

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Damned
The Damned
1962 · Joseph Losey
Golden Years
Golden Years
1991 · Allen Coulter
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
The Third Generation
The Third Generation
1979 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Nokia Short
Nokia Short
2003 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Spider
Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His documentaries and dramas expose systemic governmental failures and social control, particularly in films like 'I, Daniel Blake' which critiques bureaucratic experimentation on the poor.

 Michael Morris United States

His investigative documentaries ('The Fog of War', 'Standard Operating Procedure') deeply examine government decision-making, secrecy, and the human cost of institutional experimentation.