THEME EXPLORATION

space colonization

20 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mad As A Mars Hare
Mad As A Mars Hare
1963 · Chuck Jones
Lost in Space
Lost in Space
1998 · Stephen Hopkins
Moon Zero Two
Moon Zero Two
1969 · Roy Ward Baker
Road to the Stars
Road to the Stars
1957 · Pavel Klushantsev
Terra Formars
Terra Formars
2016 · Takashi Miike
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Valérian and Laureline
Valérian and Laureline
2017 · —
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · J. Lee Thompson
Gravity
Gravity
2013 · Alfonso Cuarón
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
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
All We Imagine as Light
All We Imagine as Light
2024 · Payal Kapadia
Voyagers
Voyagers
2021 · Neil Burger
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Scott Waugh United Kingdom

His films Alien, Blade Runner, and The Martian deeply explore humanity's relationship with space colonization, survival, and our place in alien environments.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

Interstellar represents his masterwork on space colonization, examining humanity's desperate need to find new worlds and the sacrifice required for species survival.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Solaris and Stalker philosophically interrogate humanity's attempts to colonize and understand alien worlds, questioning whether exploration reflects human ambition or existential dread.