THEME EXPLORATION

human autonomy

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Gamer
Gamer
2009 · Brian Taylor
Pamasahe
Pamasahe
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick USA

His films systematically deconstruct human agency within systems of control, from A Clockwork Orange's forced conditioning to Dr. Strangelove's mechanized warfare.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

He explores autonomy through characters confronting spiritual and existential choices, questioning free will against fate and the pull of larger forces in Stalker and Solaris.

 Denis Villeneuve France

Her work examines how bodies, desire, and historical trauma shape individual freedom, particularly exploring autonomy through visceral physicality and colonial legacies.