THEME EXPLORATION

midwest wasteland

6 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
Greaser’s Palace
Greaser’s Palace
1972 · Robert Downey Sr
The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes
2006 · Alexandre Aja
Greenland 2: Migration
Greenland 2: Migration
2026 · Ric Roman Waugh
Rats: Night of Terror
Rats: Night of Terror
1984 · Frank Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films like 'Eraserhead' and 'Twin Peaks' capture the desolate, surreal underbelly of American small-town and industrial landscapes.

 Coen Brothers USA

Films like 'No Country for Old Men' and 'Fargo' explore the bleakness, moral emptiness, and decay of Midwestern and Great Plains settings.

 Sean Baker USA

His film 'Tangerine' and documentary work examine marginalized lives in forgotten American spaces with unflinching realism.