THEME EXPLORATION

technical failure

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995 · Ron Howard
Collective
Collective
2019 · Alexander Nanau
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
The Furious
The Furious
2026 · Kenji Tanigaki
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
1964 · Sidney Lumet
Lancelot du lac
Lancelot du lac
1974 · Robert Bresson
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
Le Fond de l’air est rouge
1977 · Chris Marker
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Rebellion
The Rebellion
1993 · Michael Haneke
Gravity
Gravity
2013 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
1967 · Miloš Forman
A Provincial Hospital
A Provincial Hospital
2022 · Ilian Metev & Ivan Chertov & Zlatina Teneva
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002 · Kathryn Bigelow
Graduation
Graduation
2016 · Cristian Mungiu
The Challenger Disaster
The Challenger Disaster
2013 · James Hawes
The Fallen Bridge
The Fallen Bridge
2022 · Li Yu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films explore the failure and breakdown of human physicality and technology merging catastrophically.

 Michael Haneke Austria

He examines the failure of communication systems, media, and social structures through deliberately disruptive narrative techniques.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His films frequently depict the breakdown of systems—emotional, mechanical, and societal—culminating in apocalyptic technical and existential collapse.