THEME EXPLORATION

overpopulation crisis

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Sale comme un ange
Sale comme un ange
1991 · Catherine Breillat
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Agito: Superpower War
Agito: Superpower War
2026 · Ryuta Tasaki
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Drama
The Drama
2026 · Kristoffer Borgli
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
Cumbite
Cumbite
1964 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Five Days One Summer
Five Days One Summer
1982 · Fred Zinnemann
Flint
Flint
2017 · Bruce Beresford
L’Eclisse
L’Eclisse
1962 · Michelangelo Antonioni
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His masterpiece 'Metropolis' depicts a dystopian megacity divided by overpopulation and class hierarchy, visually exploring the consequences of unchecked urban expansion.

 John Carpenter United States

Films like 'They Live' and 'The Fog' use science fiction and horror to examine themes of population control, resource scarcity, and mass consumption in overcrowded societies.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films, particularly 'Chungking Express' and '2046,' capture the alienation and claustrophobia of densely populated urban environments through intimate cinematography and melancholic narratives.