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THEME EXPLORATION

micro-weapons

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker
1997 · Mimi Leder
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
Calabuch
Calabuch
1956 · Luis García Berlanga
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
Topo Gigio and the Missile War
1967 · Kon Ichikawa
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
2007 · Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Dormant Argentina
Dormant Argentina
2007 · Fernando Solanas
Eraser
Eraser
1996 · Chuck Russell
The Forbidden Kingdom
The Forbidden Kingdom
2008 · Rob Minkoff
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
2016 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Police Story 4: First Strike
Police Story 4: First Strike
1996 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Gun City
Gun City
2018 · Dani de la Torre
Double zéro
Double zéro
2004 · Gérard Pirès
Hamilton
Hamilton
1998 · Harald Zwart
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2005 · Shinji Higuchi
Radioactive Dreams
Radioactive Dreams
1986 · Albert Pyun
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve → Canada

His films like Sicario and Enemy explore intimate psychological warfare and the weaponization of individual agency within systems of control.

Yorgos Lanthimos → Greece

His work employs subtle social violence and emotional manipulation as weapons, examining how power operates through small gestures and intimate cruelty.

Karyn Kusama → United States

Films like The Invitation and Destroyer depict how words, silence, and interpersonal tension function as devastating micro-weapons in confined spaces.

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