THEME EXPLORATION

heroic journey

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
1975 · Wim Wenders
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015 · J.J. Abrams
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
Heart of Darkness (, TV
Heart of Darkness (, TV
1994 · Nicolas Roeg
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
1975 · François Truffaut
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
Sword of Sherwood Forest
Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960 · Terence Fisher
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
1998 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Our Century
Our Century
1983 · Artavazd Pelechian
Sin Dejar Huella
Sin Dejar Huella
2000 · María Novaro
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Campbell United States

His monomyth framework fundamentally shaped how modern cinema depicts the heroic journey's archetypal stages.

 Peter Jackson New Zealand

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the quintessential cinematic embodiment of the complete heroic journey from reluctant call to ultimate triumph.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films like Seven Samurai and Ran explore the heroic journey through the lens of honor, sacrifice, and redemption in complex human struggle.