THEME EXPLORATION

superhero conflict

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014 · Marc Webb

Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964 · Jacques Demy

L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo

Chinese Roulette

Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Das Madchen vom Moorhof

Das Madchen vom Moorhof
1935 · Douglas Sirk

Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu

A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi

Memories of Underdevelopment

Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone

The Night of Counting the Years

The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam

Chronicle of the Years of Fire

Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Heavenly Creatures

Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro

High and Low
1963 · Akira Kurosawa

Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad

Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman

Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron

Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop

Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab

Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach

Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund

Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier

I Even Met Happy Gypsies

I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović

Hard, Fast and Beautiful

Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino

Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti

Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze

The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri

Turkish Delight

Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven

Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević

Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa

Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg

The Time That Remains

The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman

Where Do We Go Now

Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Zack Snyder United States

His films like 'Batman v Superman' and 'Watchmen' deconstruct superhero mythology by exploring ideological conflicts, moral ambiguity, and the destructive consequences of powered beings clashing.

Jon Watts United States

Through the MCU Spider-Man trilogy, he examines internal conflicts within the superhero community and mentorship dynamics that create tension between heroes with opposing philosophies.

James McTeigue Australia

His work on 'V for Vendetta' deeply explores ideological superhero conflict as a political struggle between an individual vigilante and systemic authority, questioning the nature of heroism itself.