THEME EXPLORATION

planetary engineering

18 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001 · Simon West
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe
Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe
1959 · Jean Renoir
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
Le Tunnel sous la manche, ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais
Le Tunnel sous la manche, ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais
1907 · Georges Méliès
Oscar Saa, Technician of the Stars
Oscar Saa, Technician of the Stars
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Renny Harlin
The Wandering Earth
The Wandering Earth
2019 · Frant Gwo
Pipeline
Pipeline
2021 · Yoo Ha
Planet of Storms
Planet of Storms
1962 · Pavel Klushantsev
Terra Formars
Terra Formars
2016 · Takashi Miike
War Machine
War Machine
2026 · Patrick Hughes
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Blade Runner 2049 and Dune explore humanity's relationship with hostile environments and the engineering of worlds for survival and dominance.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Solaris and Stalker profoundly examine humanity's attempts to reshape and understand alien worlds, questioning the hubris of planetary engineering.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

Interstellar directly confronts planetary engineering and terraforming as solutions to human extinction, exploring the ethical and practical dimensions of reshaping worlds.