THEME EXPLORATION

science fiction parody

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Back to the Future

Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis

Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami

Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders

Astronomers From My Neighborhood

Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán

La flor de mi secreto

La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar

Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Murder, My Sweet

Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk

Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Guy Ritchie

Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale

Hot Fuzz
2007 · Edgar Wright

Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi

Blaise Pascal
1971 · Roberto Rossellini

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974 · Terence Fisher

Kid Glove Killer

Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann

Loro 1
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino

Scientists of Tomorrow

Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak

Vision
2009 · Margarethe von Trotta

Band of Ninja Pilot

Band of Ninja Pilot
1969 · Nagisa Oshima

Christina
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis

Epidemic
1987 · Lars von Trier

Memories of Prison

Memories of Prison
1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Perceptual Learning

Perceptual Learning
1965 · Arthur Lipsett

The Ghost
1983 · Chang Cheh

King Arthur
2004 · Antoine Fuqua

2046
2004 · Wong Kar-Wai

Sex and Lucía
2001 · Julio Medem

Adam: The Mirror

Adam: The Mirror
2017 · Neill Blomkamp

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Tim Burton United States

His films like Mars Attacks! and Planet of the Apes remake playfully deconstruct sci-fi tropes through gothic whimsy and dark humor.

Joe Wright United Kingdom

His Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy and Scott Pilgrim employ rapid-fire visual gags and genre pastiche to satirize and celebrate sci-fi and action conventions.

Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

His films like RoboCop and Starship Troopers use exaggerated violence and camp sensibility to simultaneously mock and celebrate science fiction action cinema.