THEME EXPLORATION

scientific investigation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mindbender
Mindbender
1996 · Ken Russell
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Michael Curtiz
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Personal Column
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Satan’s Brew
Satan’s Brew
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively investigate the limits of human ambition and scientific endeavor through direct observation and philosophical inquiry.

 Michael Morris United States

He meticulously reconstructs true events and scientific mysteries through rigorous investigative filmmaking, questioning how we know what we know.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films investigate social systems and human behavior with documentary-like precision, treating society itself as a subject requiring rigorous examination.