THEME EXPLORATION

underground civilization

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1988 · Albert Pyun
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
2018 · Roar Uthaug
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Era notte a Roma
Era notte a Roma
1960 · Roberto Rossellini
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
1977 · Jean Rouch
La rabbia
La rabbia
1963 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Need for Speed
Need for Speed
2014 · Scott Waugh
Bir çirkin adam
Bir çirkin adam
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
Athens: Return to the Acropolis
1983 · Theodoros Angelopoulos
Disco
Disco
1977 · Phillip Noyce
8MM
8MM
1999 · Joel Schumacher
Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust
1980 · Ruggero Deodato
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Boyka: Undisputed IV
2016 · Todor Chapkanov
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire
1981 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos
2018 · Jonas Åkerlund
Sirāt
Sirāt
2025 · Oliver Laxe
Endgame
Endgame
2009 · Pete Travis
Initial D
Initial D
2005 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Ip Man: The Final Fight
Ip Man: The Final Fight
2013 · Herman Yau
Jauja
Jauja
2014 · Lisandro Alonso
On the Silver Globe
On the Silver Globe
1989 · Andrzej Żuławski
Scurry
Scurry
2025 · Luke Sparke
The Age of Shadows
The Age of Shadows
2016 · Kim Jee-woon
The Beast Below
The Beast Below
2022 · Chalit Krileadmongkon
The Childe
The Childe
2023 · Park Jung-hoon
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His film 'Snowpiercer' and 'Parasite' explore stratified underground and subterranean social hierarchies with visceral social commentary.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror and dystopian works frequently depict underground bunkers, subway systems, and hidden subterranean worlds that explore human transformation and survival.