THEME EXPLORATION

technological hubris

26 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Passengers
Passengers
2016 · Morten Tyldum
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
I, Robot
I, Robot
2004 · Alex Proyas
Nokia Short
Nokia Short
2003 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
Tetsujin 28-go
Tetsujin 28-go
1964 · —
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
The Bride!
The Bride!
2026 · Maggie Gyllenhaal
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
La Machine à refaire la vie
La Machine à refaire la vie
1933 · Julien Duvivier
Paycheck
Paycheck
2003 · John Woo
The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
1986 · Peter Weir
A Trip Down Memory Lane
A Trip Down Memory Lane
1966 · Arthur Lipsett
A Report on the Party and the Guests
A Report on the Party and the Guests
1966 · Søren Peter Langkjær Bojsen
Éclipse du soleil en pleine lune
Éclipse du soleil en pleine lune
1907 · Georges Méliès
The Holy Mountain
The Holy Mountain
1973 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Wandering Earth II
The Wandering Earth II
2023 · Frant Gwo
The Wrong Trousers
The Wrong Trousers
1993 · Nick Park
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
1958 · Roy Ward Baker
Anthem: Conviction
Anthem: Conviction
2019 · Neill Blomkamp
Armageddon
Armageddon
1997 · Gordon Chan
Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book
2012 · Kim Jee-woon & Yim Pil-sung
Incontrol
Incontrol
2017 · Kurtis David Harder
Long Weekend
Long Weekend
2013 · Taweewat Wantha
Reality+
Reality+
2014 · Coralie Fargeat
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films consistently explore humanity's dangerous overconfidence in technology and rationality, from AI rebellion in 2001: A Space Odyssey to nuclear annihilation in Dr. Strangelove.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He examines the grotesque consequences of technological advancement on the human body and psyche, showing how humanity's ambition to transcend biological limits leads to body horror and loss of control.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 probe the hubris of attempting to control, understand, or engineer technology and consciousness beyond human capability and wisdom.