THEME EXPLORATION

rebellion against oppression

35 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life
1998 · John Lasseter
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
Shiro Amakusa: The Christian Rebel
1962 · Nagisa Oshima
The Twins Effect II
The Twins Effect II
2004 · Corey Yuen
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Terrorizer
Terrorizer
1986 · Edward Yang
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway
2026 · Jesse V. Johnson
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Pioneer of revolutionary cinema whose films like Battleship Potemkin (1925) depict armed rebellion and mass uprising against authoritarian power through innovative montage techniques.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Committed to depicting working-class struggle against systemic inequality and institutional oppression through socially conscious realist cinema spanning five decades.