THEME EXPLORATION

late-night urban culture

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
1977 · John Badham
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
8 Mile
8 Mile
2002 · Curtis Hanson
Angel
Angel
2007 · François Ozon
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
Chicken Feed for Little Birds
1963 · Marcel Carné
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Dream Street
Dream Street
1921 · D.W. Griffith
His Motorbike, Her Island
His Motorbike, Her Island
1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Paris Je T'aime
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Alfonso Cuarón & Gus Van Sant & Joel Coen & Wes Craven
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Freaky Tales
Freaky Tales
2025 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Kontroll
Kontroll
2003 · Nimród Antal
No No Sleep
No No Sleep
2015 · Tsai Ming-liang
Shopping
Shopping
1994 · Paul W. S. Anderson
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His neon-soaked cinematography and narratives set in late-night urban spaces capture the melancholic romance of nocturnal city life.

 Gaspar Noé France

He explores nightlife culture, underground scenes, and the visceral energy of after-dark urban environments through experimental filmmaking.

 Molly Manning Walker United States

His stylized depictions of nighttime Los Angeles and urban crime capture the aesthetic and psychology of late-night city culture.