THEME EXPLORATION

urban development

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Le mani sulla città
Le mani sulla città
1963 · Francesco Rosi
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
1968 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Amores Perros
Amores Perros
2000 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
2002 · Aki Kaurismäki
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Malee and the Boy
Malee and the Boy
1999 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Jagte Raho
Jagte Raho
1957 · Amit Mitra & Sombhu Mitra
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
Mimic
Mimic
1997 · Guillermo del Toro
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Materialists
Materialists
2026 · Celine Song
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films chronicle how urban renewal and modernization displace families and communities, exploring the human cost of development in contemporary Tokyo.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

He captures Taiwan's rapid urbanization through poetic long takes, examining how cities transform landscapes, memories, and personal identity across generations.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films expose how urban development policies affect working-class communities, gentrification, and housing inequality in modern Britain.