THEME EXPLORATION

speculative fiction

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
In Old California
In Old California
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Loro 1
Loro 1
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Terence Fisher
Paul
Paul
2011 · Greg Mottola
A la Conquête du pôle
A la Conquête du pôle
1912 · Georges Méliès
Christina
Christina
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
Band of Ninja Pilot
Band of Ninja Pilot
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Epidemic
Epidemic
1987 · Lars von Trier
Memories of Prison
Memories of Prison
1984 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Space Men
Space Men
1960 · Antonio Margheriti
The Ghost
The Ghost
1983 · Chang Cheh
2046
2046
2004 · Wong Kar-Wai
King Arthur
King Arthur
2004 · Antoine Fuqua
Sex and Lucía
Sex and Lucía
2001 · Julio Medem
Adam: The Mirror
Adam: The Mirror
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now
1985 · Ted Kotcheff
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
2025 · Kim Byung Woo
Panic Attack!
Panic Attack!
2009 · Fede Álvarez
The 33D Invader
The 33D Invader
2011 · Cash Chin Man-Kei
The Haunted Cop Shop II
The Haunted Cop Shop II
1988 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival profoundly explore philosophical questions about consciousness, time, and humanity's place in speculative futures.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His science fiction masterpieces Solaris and Stalker use speculative premises to meditate on memory, existence, and the nature of the human soul.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

His films Inception, Interstellar, and Tenet construct complex speculative worlds that challenge the viewer's understanding of time, reality, and causality.