THEME EXPLORATION

inventor protagonist

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Paul Greengrass
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Sam Taylor-Johnson
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
A Child of the Ghetto
A Child of the Ghetto
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
1928 · William Wyler
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terry Gilliam United States/United Kingdom

His films obsessively explore eccentric inventors and visionaries fighting against bureaucratic systems, from Time Bandits to The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

 Michel Gondry France

He consistently centers imaginative inventors and creative protagonists who build fantastical machines and worlds, most notably in The Science of Sleep and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

 Tim Burton United States

His signature style features brilliant, misunderstood inventor protagonists creating whimsical contraptions, exemplified by Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride, and Frankenweenie.