THEME EXPLORATION

plague and apocalypse

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · James Cameron
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
2013 · Bong Joon-ho
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Edgar Wright
World War Z
World War Z
2013 · Marc Forster
Train to Busan
Train to Busan
2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Drums from the Past
Drums from the Past
1971 · Jean Rouch
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1971 · Jacques Demy
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007 · Russell Mulcahy
Paura nella città dei morti viventi
Paura nella città dei morti viventi
1980 · Lucio Fulci
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
2024 · Carles Torrens
Black Death
Black Death
2010 · Christopher Smith
These Final Hours
These Final Hours
2014 · Zak Hilditch
Invaders from Space
Invaders from Space
1965 · Teruo Ishii
MexZombies
MexZombies
2022 · Chava Cartas
Operation Undead
Operation Undead
2024 · Kongkiat Khomsiri
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
2004 · Taweewat Wantha
The Cured
The Cured
2017 · David Freyne
The Haunted Cop Shop II
The Haunted Cop Shop II
1988 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Undead
Undead
2003 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
Zombies: The Beginning
Zombies: The Beginning
2007 · Frank Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Shivers' and 'Rabid' explore plague-like contagion as metaphors for social breakdown and physical apocalypse.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical works like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' contemplate existential apocalypse and humanity's capacity for self-destruction through meditative, haunting imagery.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films 'Melancholia' and 'Antichrist' directly depict apocalyptic scenarios while exploring psychological plague and civilization's fragility with provocative intensity.