THEME EXPLORATION

man against organization

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Papillon
Papillon
1973 · Franklin J. Schaffner
The Shrinking Man
The Shrinking Man
2025 · Jan Kounen
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995 · Ron Howard
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

His films like 'Modern Times' and 'The Great Dictator' directly satirize industrial mechanization and totalitarian systems crushing individual humanity.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films ('Funny Games', 'The Seventh Continent', 'Cache') dissect how societal systems and media institutions alienate and control individuals.