THEME EXPLORATION

obsession with time

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Last Night in Soho
Last Night in Soho
2021 · Edgar Wright
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Fountain
The Fountain
2006 · Darren Aronofsky
No Time for Nuts
No Time for Nuts
2006 · Mike Thurmeier
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Cronos
Cronos
1993 · Guillermo del Toro
Mountains May Depart
Mountains May Depart
2015 · Jia Zhangke
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Edward Yang
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films deliberately challenge conventional narrative time, using long takes and meditative pacing to explore humanity's relationship with temporal existence and memory.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

He consistently structures narratives around time manipulation, fragmentation, and perception through films like Memento, Inception, and Dunkirk.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visual style and storytelling obsessively capture fleeting moments and the passage of time, exploring nostalgia, loss, and temporal dislocation in modern life.