THEME EXPLORATION

otherworldly origins

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
2023 · Christopher Nolan
Eternals
Eternals
2021 · Chloé Zhao
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
Edipo re
Edipo re
1967 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
1981 · Jean Rouch
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Terence Fisher
Arkadas
Arkadas
1974 · Yílmaz Güney
Ce qui me meut
Ce qui me meut
1989 · Cédric Klapisch
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · Isao Takahata
Romulus and Remus
Romulus and Remus
1961 · Sergio Corbucci
Highlander II: The Quickening
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991 · Russell Mulcahy
God: Serengeti
God: Serengeti
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Jim Button and the Wild 13
Jim Button and the Wild 13
2020 · Dennis Gansel
Presencias
Presencias
2022 · Luis Mandoki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 profoundly explore communication and coexistence with non-human intelligence from beyond Earth.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Stalker and Solaris meditate on humanity's encounter with the unknowable and alien consciousness, questioning the nature of otherworldly existence.

 John Carpenter United States

The Thing and They Live directly confront themes of extraterrestrial invasion and hidden alien presences reshaping human reality.