THEME EXPLORATION

government vs rebels

24 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

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
2006 · James McTeigue

The Third Generation

The Third Generation
1979 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson

Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo

Trollhunter
2010 · André Øvredal

The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro

Come Drink With Me

Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu

Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami

Hidden Agenda
1990 · Ken Loach

Maranhão ’66
1966 · Glauber Rocha

My Love Has Been Burning

My Love Has Been Burning
1949 · Kenji Mizoguchi

Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson

Scientists of Tomorrow

Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak

Bad Taste
1987 · Peter Jackson

What Happened to Monday

What Happened to Monday
2017 · Tommy Wirkola

002 operazione Luna

002 operazione Luna
1965 · Lucio Fulci

Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce

Days of ’36
1972 · Theodoros Angelopoulos

Death on the Run

Death on the Run
1967 · Sergio Corbucci

Dormant Argentina

Dormant Argentina
2007 · Fernando Solanas

The Battle of Chile: Part I

The Battle of Chile: Part I
1975 · Patricio Guzmán

American Ultra
2015 · Nima Nourizadeh

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of revolutionary cinema who depicted uprising and class struggle through films like Battleship Potemkin, exploring the collision between state power and popular rebellion.

Ken Loach United Kingdom

Committed social realist director whose films consistently examine marginalized communities resisting systemic government control and institutional power structures.