THEME EXPLORATION

small town survival

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
Jaws
Jaws
1975 · Steven Spielberg
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films like 'Blue Velvet' and 'Twin Peaks' expose the darkness and psychological fragility lurking beneath small-town American surfaces.

 Coen Brothers USA

Works such as 'Fargo' and 'No Country for Old Men' portray small communities grappling with crime, morality, and survival in isolated landscapes.

 Ken Loach UK

His social realist films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' chronicle the economic hardship and resilience of working-class people in struggling communities.