THEME EXPLORATION

post-apocalyptic world

24 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Ultimatum
Ultimatum
1938 · Robert Siodmak
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
The State of the World
The State of the World
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Phoenix
Phoenix
2014 · Christian Petzold
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Bengawan Solo
Bengawan Solo
1951 · Kon Ichikawa
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Giorni di gloria
Giorni di gloria
1945 · Luchino Visconti
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · J. Lee Thompson
Julia
Julia
1977 · Fred Zinnemann
Seeds of Freedom
Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Blade Runner 2049 and Dune explore dystopian futures with philosophical depth and visual grandeur.

 Brian A. Miller Australia

Mad Max: Fury Road redefined post-apocalyptic cinema as pure kinetic art in a resource-starved wasteland.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His visceral body horror films like Crash and Videodrome depict dystopian futures where civilization's collapse is intimate and biological.