THEME EXPLORATION

pandemic setting

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Poussières d’amour
Poussières d’amour
1996 · Werner Schroeter
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
October Rumbles
October Rumbles
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
2007 · Francis Lawrence
World War Z
World War Z
2013 · Marc Forster
8 femmes
8 femmes
2002 · François Ozon
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
A House Divided
A House Divided
1931 · William Wyler
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Soderbergh United States

His film 'Contagion' (2011) meticulously depicts a global pandemic's spread and societal response with scientific accuracy and emotional depth.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Though known for sci-fi, his exploration of isolation and human fragility in constrained settings translates powerfully to pandemic narratives about survival and psychology.

 Ari Aster United States

His mastery of claustrophobic dread and exploring how crises expose human vulnerability makes him exceptionally suited to pandemic-driven horror and drama.