THEME EXPLORATION

unethical medical experimentation

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Spider
Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
240 Hours in One Day
240 Hours in One Day
1970 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Crimes of the Future' and 'The Fly' explore the violation and mutation of human bodies through unethical scientific intervention.

 Hideaki Anno Japan

His anime work, particularly 'Neon Genesis Evangelion,' depicts child subjects subjected to traumatic experimental procedures by shadowy organizations.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Films like 'The Fountain' and 'Black Swan' portray obsessive experimentation on human subjects and the psychological devastation of unethical medical pursuit.