THEME EXPLORATION

space catastrophe

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Road to the Stars

Road to the Stars
1957 · Pavel Klushantsev

Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas

A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès

Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai

Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák

Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Valérian and Laureline

Valérian and Laureline
2017 · —

Woman in the Moon

Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang

ALL YOU NEED IS KILL

ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto

Salt and Fire
2016 · Werner Herzog

I Aim at the Stars

I Aim at the Stars
1960 · J. Lee Thompson

Spaceways
1953 · Terence Fisher

Gravity
2013 · Alfonso Cuarón

Brutal Heat
2023 · Albert Hospodářský

Panic Attack
2018 · Paweł Maślona

002 operazione Luna

002 operazione Luna
1965 · Lucio Fulci

Battle of the Worlds

Battle of the Worlds
1963 · Antonio Margheriti

José Maza, Sky Traveller

José Maza, Sky Traveller
2010 · Patricio Guzmán

Flow
2024 · Gints Zilbalodis

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · Mike Mitchell

The Wandering Earth

The Wandering Earth
2019 · Frant Gwo

The Wave
2015 · Roar Uthaug

All We Imagine as Light

All We Imagine as Light
2024 · Payal Kapadia

Cora
2024 · Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Explored humanity's fragility in space through philosophical science fiction like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris,' examining existential catastrophe and isolation.

Alfonso Cuarón Mexico

Created visceral depictions of space disaster in 'Gravity' and 'Children of Men,' focusing on survival against catastrophic odds in hostile environments.

Scott Waugh United Kingdom

Pioneered the space catastrophe aesthetic through 'Alien' and 'The Martian,' blending technological failure with survival horror in the vastness of space.