THEME EXPLORATION

survivor partnership

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
1972 · Ken Russell
Teem
Teem
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bad Boys for Life
Bad Boys for Life
2020 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
2012 · Barry Sonnenfeld
Phoenix
Phoenix
2014 · Christian Petzold
Tetsujin 28-go
Tetsujin 28-go
1964 · —
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
钟馗
钟馗
2026 · Yuxi Wang
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
The Bigamist
The Bigamist
1953 · Ida Lupino
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017 · Patrick Hughes
The Undeclared War
The Undeclared War
1992 · Bertrand Tavernier
Duck, You Sucker
Duck, You Sucker
1971 · Sergio Leone
Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt
2016 · Alex Proyas
The Beast
The Beast
1974 · Sergio Corbucci
The Dawn
The Dawn
1955 · Mrinal Sen
The Heirs
The Heirs
1964 · Yannis Dalianidis
Taxi
Taxi
1998 · Gérard Pirès
Bullet to the Head
Bullet to the Head
2012 · Walter Hill
407 Dark Flight
407 Dark Flight
2012 · Isara Nadee
Designing Christmas with You
Designing Christmas with You
2023 · Jo-Anne Brechin
Herstory
Herstory
2018 · Min Kyu-dong
I Am All Girls
I Am All Girls
2021 · Donovan Marsh
Men of Plastic
Men of Plastic
2022 · Im Jin-soon
Rags
Rags
2012 · Bille Woodruff
The Big 4
The Big 4
2022 · Timo Tjahjanto
The Cured
The Cured
2017 · David Freyne
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice
2010 · Stephen Herek
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' explore how survival forces unlikely partnerships across class and social divides.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His work examines unconventional bonds and partnerships between isolated individuals navigating dystopian or absurd survival scenarios.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Films like 'Arrival' and 'Dune' portray survival partnerships built on trust, communication, and interdependence between characters facing existential threats.