THEME EXPLORATION

planetary engineering

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jurassic World
Jurassic World
2015 · Colin Trevorrow
Mimic
Mimic
1997 · Guillermo del Toro
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007 · Tim Story
Allegiant
Allegiant
2016 · Robert Schwentke
Idlers That Work
Idlers That Work
1949 · Lindsay Anderson
Jupiter Ascending
Jupiter Ascending
2015 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001 · Simon West
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe
1959 · Jean Renoir
Rampage
Rampage
2018 · Brad Peyton
Storstrøm Bridge
Storstrøm Bridge
1950 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Battle of the Worlds
Battle of the Worlds
1963 · Antonio Margheriti
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
1980 · Mike Hodges
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His adaptation of Dune explores massive terraforming ambitions and ecological engineering across alien worlds.

 Scott Waugh United Kingdom

His sci-fi works including Blade Runner 2049 and Prometheus engage with human intervention in creating and modifying worlds.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Stalker and Solaris deeply contemplate humanity's attempts to reshape and understand alien environments through philosophical sci-fi.