THEME EXPLORATION

parallel lives

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Smoking / No Smoking

Smoking / No Smoking
1993 · Alain Resnais

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke

Cloud Atlas
2012 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski

Wonderstruck
2017 · Todd Haynes

Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid

Dodes’ka-den
1970 · Akira Kurosawa

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 · Vincente Minnelli

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
1975 · J. Lee Thompson

Life
1934 · Fei Mu

Morir (o no
2000 · Ventura Pons

Wild Side
1995 · Donald Cammell

2046
2004 · Wong Kar-Wai

Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir

Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir
2023 · Thomas Astruc

A New Love in Tokyo

A New Love in Tokyo
1994 · Banmei Takahashi

Chaotic Ana
2007 · Julio Medem

David
2013 · Bejoy Nambiar

Second Time Around

Second Time Around
2002 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

The Myth
2005 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water
2001 · Kathryn Bigelow

Warriors of Virtue

Warriors of Virtue
1997 · Ronny Yu

Zoom
2016 · Pedro Morelli

You Drive Me Crazy

You Drive Me Crazy
2025 · Darya Lebedeva

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

David Robert Mitchell United Kingdom

His interconnected narratives across time periods and realities explore how parallel lives intersect and influence each other across dimensions.

Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films like 'Babel' and 'Birdman' weave multiple parallel storylines that reveal hidden connections between seemingly separate lives.

Tom Tykwer Germany

He masterfully explores parallel timelines and alternate realities, particularly in 'Cloud Atlas' and 'Run Lola Run' where choices create diverging life paths.