THEME EXPLORATION

military science fiction

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
1980 · Bruce Beresford
Operation Petticoat
Operation Petticoat
1959 · Blake Edwards
Chasers
Chasers
1994 · Dennis Hopper
King Arthur
King Arthur
2004 · Antoine Fuqua
Cop Game
Cop Game
1988 · Frank Miller
Firebase
Firebase
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Great War of Archimedes
The Great War of Archimedes
2019 · Takashi Yamazaki
The Haunted Cop Shop II
The Haunted Cop Shop II
1988 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Day of Freedom
Day of Freedom
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
Blue Sky
Blue Sky
1994 · Tony Richardson
Cemetery of Splendor
Cemetery of Splendor
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Fort York
Fort York
1972 · David Cronenberg
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
Baisers volés
Baisers volés
1968 · François Truffaut
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
1971 · Roberto Rossellini
Camp de Thiaroye
Camp de Thiaroye
1988 · Ousmane Sembène
Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow
1996 · John Woo
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1953 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cameron Crowe Canada

Masterfully blends military strategy with sci-fi technology in films like Aliens and Avatar, exploring warfare in futuristic settings.

 Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

Deconstructs militarism through satirical sci-fi in Starship Troopers and RoboCop, critiquing fascism and corporate warfare.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Crafts intelligent military sci-fi narratives in Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, examining conflict through a speculative lens.