THEME EXPLORATION

space mining

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Road to the Stars
Road to the Stars
1957 · Pavel Klushantsev
Alien
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
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995 · Ron Howard
Passengers
Passengers
2016 · Morten Tyldum
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
El mégano
El mégano
1955 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cameron Crowe Canada

His films like Avatar explore resource extraction and colonialism in alien environments with technical depth.

 Scott Waugh United Kingdom

Alien and Prometheus examine corporate exploitation of space resources and the human cost of deep space exploration.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Blade Runner 2049 and Dune visualize future economies built on rare resources and the struggle for control of planetary wealth.