THEME EXPLORATION

small town uprising

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
2012 · Tom Hooper
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films consistently chronicle working-class struggles and community resistance against systemic injustice in small communities.

 Coen Brothers United States

They masterfully explore small-town American characters rising against corruption, moral decay, and larger forces threatening their communities.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His humanistic approach reveals how ordinary people in small communities quietly resist and challenge oppressive circumstances through collective action and solidarity.