THEME EXPLORATION

human extinction

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
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
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lars von Trier Denmark

His film 'Melancholia' depicts Earth's collision with another planet, exploring psychological despair alongside literal human annihilation.

 Terrence Malick United States

He examines humanity's place in the cosmos and the fragility of existence through philosophical narratives in films like 'The Tree of Life' and 'The New World'.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical sci-fi works like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' probe the ultimate meaning of human existence and our potential obsolescence in the universe.