THEME EXPLORATION

scientific experiment gone wrong

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Hollow Man II
Hollow Man II
2006 · Claudio Fäh
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
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Fargo
Fargo
1996 · Joel Coen
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
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
1964 · Jean Rouch
The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel
1962 · Luis Buñuel
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
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
El Topo
El Topo
1970 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
José Maza, Sky Traveller
José Maza, Sky Traveller
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
The Broadcast
The Broadcast
1968 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Mike Nichols
The Net
The Net
1953 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
The Great Flood
The Great Flood
2025 · Kim Byung Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like The Fly and Videodrome explore the grotesque consequences of scientific experimentation on human flesh and consciousness.

 David Lynch United States

Films like Eraserhead present nightmarish visions of scientific and industrial gone awry, creating unsettling atmospheres around technological experimentation.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Stalker and Solaris deeply examine the philosophical and psychological dangers of humanity's attempts to transcend natural limits through science and technology.