THEME EXPLORATION

mishaps and chaos

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Cook
The Cook
1918 · Buster Keaton
Terrier Stricken
Terrier Stricken
1952 · Chuck Jones
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
1953 · Jacques Tati
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982 · John Woo
Prova d’orchestra
Prova d’orchestra
1979 · Federico Fellini
Two Deaths
Two Deaths
1995 · Nicolas Roeg
The Five Days of Milan
The Five Days of Milan
1973 · Dario Argento
Daisies (film)|Daisies
Daisies (film)|Daisies
1966 · Jennifer West
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Cat vs. Rat
Cat vs. Rat
1982 · Kar-leung Lau
El Topo
El Topo
1970 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
La Douche d’eau bouillante
La Douche d’eau bouillante
1907 · Georges Méliès
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Adam Shankman
Lifeforce
Lifeforce
1985 · Tobe Hooper
The Sadness
The Sadness
2021 · Rob Jabbaz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His films like Playtime and Mon Oncle are masterpieces of physical comedy built entirely around the mishaps and chaos of modern life and technology.

 Buster Keaton United States

His silent films are built on elaborate sequences of escalating mishaps and chaos where he maintains a deadpan expression amid catastrophic disorder.

 Wes Anderson United States

His films consistently explore how carefully constructed worlds descend into absurd chaos, with mishaps driving both plot and visual comedy.