THEME EXPLORATION

survival and leadership

33 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014 · Matt Reeves
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation
2009 · McG
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Captain
The Captain
2019 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
War Machine
War Machine
2026 · Patrick Hughes
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document human survival against impossible odds and the visionary leaders who drive such endeavors, from Aguirre to Grizzly Man.

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

He repeatedly explores how leaders inspire survival and moral courage in crisis, most powerfully in Ran and Seven Samurai.

 David Fincher United States

His films dissect survival instincts and the psychological toll of leadership under extreme pressure, exemplified in The Game and Zodiac.