THEME EXPLORATION

isolation and survival

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Passengers
Passengers
2016 · Morten Tyldum
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Bird Box
Bird Box
2018 · Susanne Bier
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Chum
Chum
2026 · Jonathan Zuck
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
Castaway
Castaway
1986 · Nicolas Roeg
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
Skammen
Skammen
1968 · Ingmar Bergman
Island of Terror
Island of Terror
1966 · Terence Fisher
The Drifting Classroom
The Drifting Classroom
1987 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Storm
The Storm
1930 · William Wyler
Gravity
Gravity
2013 · Alfonso Cuarón
Brutal Heat
Brutal Heat
2023 · Albert Hospodářský
The Land of the Sons
The Land of the Sons
2021 · Claudio Cupellini
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
La Choca
La Choca
1974 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
#Alive
#Alive
2020 · Cho Il
Alone
Alone
2017 · David Moreau
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
2024 · Carles Torrens
Creep
Creep
2004 · Christopher Smith
Dead Snow
Dead Snow
2009 · Tommy Wirkola
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021 · Hideaki Anno & Katsuichi Nakayama & Kazuya Tsurumaki & Mahiro Maeda
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah
2015 · Craig Zobel
Aqua
Aqua
2012 · Gints Zilbalodis
Clearwater
Clearwater
2020 · Rob Jabbaz
Cold Prey
Cold Prey
2006 · Roar Uthaug
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Gareth Edwards UK

Merges intimate human drama with breathtaking visual spectacle and environmental destruction.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative films like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' explore psychological isolation and humanity's struggle for meaning in vast, indifferent spaces.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Through stark, intimate films like 'Winter Light' and 'Persona,' he dissects emotional isolation and the fragility of human connection.