THEME EXPLORATION

island community

32 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Island of Terror
Island of Terror
1966 · Terence Fisher
King Kong
King Kong
2005 · Peter Jackson
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Tempest
The Tempest
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Cars
Cars
2006 · John Lasseter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
Haunted Houses
Haunted Houses
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie
2026 · Yohei Kameyama
Peddi
Peddi
2026 · Buchi Babu Sana
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
PLAVE Asia Tour [DASH: Quantum Leap] Encore in Cinemas
2026
Posłani
Posłani
2026 · Dariusz Walusiak
Swapped
Swapped
2026 · Nathan Greno
Tales of Taipei
Tales of Taipei
2026 · Pawo Choyning Dorji
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
2009 · Jacques Rivette
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953 · Luchino Visconti
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Guelwaar
Guelwaar
1993 · Ousmane Sembène
L'Avventura
L'Avventura
1960 · Michelangelo Antonioni
The Men
The Men
1950 · Fred Zinnemann
The Wind Will Carry Us
The Wind Will Carry Us
1999 · Abbas Kiarostami
Witness
Witness
1985 · Peter Weir
California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
2007 · Cristian Nemescu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and films obsessively explore isolated communities and extreme environments, examining how humans survive and create meaning in island-like isolation.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative films often depict rural and island Thai communities in transition, capturing the spiritual and social fabric of isolated collective life.