THEME EXPLORATION

scientific inquiry

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
2023 · Christopher Nolan
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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
Inquest
Inquest
1931 · Robert Siodmak
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
1964 · Jean Rouch
Reason, Debate and a Story
Reason, Debate and a Story
1974 · Ritwik Ghatak
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
Animals and Psychology
Animals and Psychology
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Bob Fleming… Mission Casablanca
Bob Fleming… Mission Casablanca
1966 · Antonio Margheriti
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
1983 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
José Maza, Sky Traveller
José Maza, Sky Traveller
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Our Century
Our Century
1983 · Artavazd Pelechian
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively investigate the limits of human knowledge and obsession, from volcanoes to ancient caves, questioning what drives scientific and personal inquiry.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His philosophical films like Stalker and Solaris deeply explore the nature of consciousness, knowledge, and the human desire to understand the unknown through meditative, rigorous inquiry.

 Michael Morris United States

His documentaries relentlessly investigate truth and evidence, examining how we know what we know through detective-like inquiry into mysteries, science, and human perception.