THEME EXPLORATION

toy autonomy

22 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2
1999 · John Lasseter
Bacurau
Bacurau
2019 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult
People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult
2026
Giulietta degli spiriti
Giulietta degli spiriti
1965 · Federico Fellini
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 · William Wyler
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
A Room of My Own
A Room of My Own
2022 · Soso Bliadze
The War Game
The War Game
1963 · Mai Zetterling
Equinox Flower
Equinox Flower
1958 · Yasujiro Ozu
Jimmy Jaguár
Jimmy Jaguár
2025 · Benedek Fliegauf
Fantasia
Fantasia
1973 · Isao Takahata
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2007 · Cristian Mungiu
A Price Above Rubies
A Price Above Rubies
1998 · Boaz Yakin
Caged
Caged
2011 · Stephan Brenninkmeijer
Incontrol
Incontrol
2017 · Kurtis David Harder
Pamasahe
Pamasahe
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
The Circle
The Circle
2000 · Jafar Panahi
The Ages of Lulu
The Ages of Lulu
1990 · Bigas Luna
Tahan
Tahan
2022 · Bobby Bonifacio
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson USA

His meticulously controlled aesthetic and anthropomorphized objects in films like *The Grand Budapest Hotel* explore how inanimate things gain agency through narrative and design.

 Michel Gondry France

His films blend handmade practical effects with whimsical storytelling where toys and objects possess creative consciousness and emotional independence.