THEME EXPLORATION

scientific debate

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
2023 · Christopher Nolan
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
2007 · Francis Lawrence
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
The Bride!
The Bride!
2026 · Maggie Gyllenhaal
240 Hours in One Day
240 Hours in One Day
1970 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Four Sided Triangle
Four Sided Triangle
1953 · Terence Fisher
Hulk
Hulk
2003 · Ang Lee
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · J. Lee Thompson
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
Vent d’est
Vent d’est
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
Bob Fleming… Mission Casablanca
Bob Fleming… Mission Casablanca
1966 · Antonio Margheriti
Animals and Psychology
Animals and Psychology
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
José Maza, Sky Traveller
José Maza, Sky Traveller
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Mike Nichols
The Net
The Net
1953 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Great Flood
The Great Flood
2025 · Kim Byung Woo
Cora
Cora
2024 · Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
Ice Twisters
Ice Twisters
2009 · Steven R. Monroe
Our Mr. Sun
Our Mr. Sun
1956 · Frank Capra
The Sex Machine
The Sex Machine
1975 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Morris USA

His documentaries like 'The Fog of War' and 'Fast, Cheap & Written Out of Mind' rigorously examine how evidence, interpretation, and human perspective shape scientific and factual understanding.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He consistently explores the tension between scientific rationalism and human mystery in films like 'Grizzly Man' and 'Cave of Forgotten Dreams,' questioning what empirical knowledge can truly reveal.

 Richard Curtis UK

His essay-films deconstruct how scientific authority and competing narratives shape modern belief systems, exemplified in 'The Trap' and 'HyperNormalisation.'