THEME EXPLORATION

militarization of society

26 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

The Spirit of ’45

The Spirit of ’45
2013 · Ken Loach

I ragazzi dei Parioli

I ragazzi dei Parioli
1959 · Sergio Corbucci

Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica

Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore

Masculin Feminin

Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard

Her
2013 · Spike Jonze

Deutschland im Herbst

Deutschland im Herbst
1978 · Alexander Kluge

Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige

Obituary for a Murderer

Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke

Raise the Red Lantern

Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou

The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos

Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari

Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson

Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves

Like the Relentless Fury of the Pounding Waves
1994 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Dimensions of Dialogue

Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer

Let the Sun Shine In

Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis

Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki

City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen

The Wedding Party

The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba

Patlabor EZY: File 1

Patlabor EZY: File 1
2026 · Kozo Kaiho

The King of The Internet

The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar

Bariera
1966 · Jerzy Skolimowski

Death of a Bureaucrat

Death of a Bureaucrat
1966 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Art Talent Show

Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar

Quartet for the End of Time

Quartet for the End of Time
1983 · Alfonso Cuarón

21-87
1963 · Arthur Lipsett

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like Dr. Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, and Paths of Glory systematically deconstruct military ideology and the psychological mechanisms of militarization.

Walter Lang Germany

Metropolis and M portray how totalitarian and militaristic systems emerge from and reshape urban society through surveillance and social control.