THEME EXPLORATION

scientific skepticism

30 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 · —
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
2007 · Francis Lawrence
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
The Bride!
The Bride!
2026 · Maggie Gyllenhaal
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
Final Appointment
Final Appointment
1954 · Terence Fisher
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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
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
I Am an ESP
I Am an ESP
1985 · Sergio Corbucci
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
407 Dark Flight
407 Dark Flight
2012 · Isara Nadee
Alien from L.A.
Alien from L.A.
1988 · Albert Pyun
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
Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

His films consistently explore the unreliability of perception and memory, questioning what audiences can truly know to be real.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

He examines the limits of human understanding and the dangers of assuming certainty, particularly in films dealing with communication and first contact.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical science fiction films deeply interrogate the nature of knowledge, consciousness, and the validity of human perception and belief systems.