THEME EXPLORATION

reality competition

35 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
2018 · Steven Spielberg
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
2026 · Satoshi Kuwabara
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
Fierrot le pou
Fierrot le pou
1990 · Mathieu Kassovitz
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
The World
The World
2004 · Jia Zhangke & Wang Xiaoshuai
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Guru
Guru
2026 · Yann Gozlan
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2026 · Ruben Fleischer
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Blow-Up
Blow-Up
1966 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
2016 · Ang Lee
Castaway
Castaway
1986 · Nicolas Roeg
Film For Guitar
Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Le voci di dentro
Le voci di dentro
2014 · Paolo Sorrentino
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
Riten
Riten
1969 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joachim Trier Denmark

Explicitly explores the performative nature of reality and competition through films like 'Dancer in the Dark' and his Dogme 95 manifesto questioning documentary authenticity.

 Michael Morris United States

Deconstructs the nature of truth and competing narratives through innovative documentary techniques in 'The Thin Blue Line' and 'The Fog of War.'