THEME EXPLORATION

scientific invention

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961 · Robert Stevenson
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 · —
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
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
L'Afrique et la recherche scientifique
1964 · Jean Rouch
Scientists of Tomorrow
Scientists of Tomorrow
1967 · Ritwik Ghatak
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His masterpiece Metropolis (1927) is a foundational science fiction film exploring the societal consequences of technological advancement and industrial invention.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

Through 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange, he rigorously examines how scientific innovation reshapes human consciousness and civilization.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Stalker and Solaris profoundly interrogate the philosophical and existential implications of scientific discovery and human ambition to transcend natural limits.