THEME EXPLORATION

remote control

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · John Frankenheimer
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · Jonathan Demme
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Yella
Yella
2007 · Christian Petzold
KD – The Devil
KD – The Devil
2026 · Prem
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
Dimenticare Palermo
Dimenticare Palermo
1990 · Francesco Rosi
Fellow Citizen
Fellow Citizen
1983 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hamnstad
Hamnstad
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
Tristana
Tristana
1970 · Luis Buñuel
What Happened to Monday
What Happened to Monday
2017 · Tommy Wirkola
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
Child's Pose
Child's Pose
2013 · Călin Peter Netzer
Bird Atlas
Bird Atlas
2021 · Olmo Omerzu
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
Don't Call Me Mama
Don't Call Me Mama
2025 · Nina Knag
El Topo
El Topo
1970 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Giver
The Giver
2014 · Phillip Noyce
Only God Forgives
Only God Forgives
2013 · Nicolas Winding Refn
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His meticulous control over every technical and narrative detail mirrors the theme of remote control, treating cinema as a precisely orchestrated instrument.

 Michael Haneke Austria

Repeatedly explores how media and technology manipulate viewer perception and emotional responses, making the audience complicit in acts of voyeuristic control.

 David Fincher United States

His films frequently examine surveillance, manipulation, and the power dynamics of control through technology and information in modern systems.