THEME EXPLORATION

superhero legacy

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo

Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 · and Rodney Rothman & Bob Persichetti & Peter Ramsey

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible

The Naked Man on the Sports Field

The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee

Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev

Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg

For Bruce
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell

Fantastic Four
2005 · Tim Story

Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip

Marshal Tito's Spirit

Marshal Tito's Spirit
2000 · Vinko Brešan

Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni

S’en fout la mort

S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog
2020 · Jeff Fowler

All the Good Eyes

All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon

A Tapestry of a Legendary Land

A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya

Beast
2026 · Tyler Atkins

Ídolos
2026 · Mat Whitecross

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026 · Malcolm Venville

Mollywood Times

Mollywood Times
2026 · Abhinav Sunder Nayak

Phool Pishi O Edward

Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy

Romería
2026 · Carla Simón

Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega

Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas

Signs of Mr. Plum

Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Ryan Coogler USA

His Black Panther films deeply explore generational legacy, ancestral wisdom, and the burden of inherited power through T'Challa's journey and Killmonger's challenge to dynasty.

His Spider-Man trilogy centers on Peter Parker's coming-of-age as he inherits responsibility from Tony Stark, defining what it means to be a hero beyond the suit and legacy.

His Guardians of the Galaxy films explore found family legacies and characters overcoming their inherited trauma to forge new heroic identities and values.