THEME EXPLORATION

video game worlds

19 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017 · Jake Kasdan
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
I'm Still Breathing
I'm Still Breathing
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · Edgar Wright
Action vérité
Action vérité
1994 · François Ozon
Behold a Pale Horse
Behold a Pale Horse
1964 · Fred Zinnemann
Benny’s Video
Benny’s Video
1992 · Michael Haneke
Les Aventures d’Arsène Lupin
Les Aventures d’Arsène Lupin
1957 · Jacques Becker
Fracture
Fracture
2007 · Gregory Hoblit
Life
Life
1994 · Artavazd Pelechian
Labyrinth
Labyrinth
1986 · Jim Henson
Luck
Luck
2022 · Peggy Holmes
AC/DC: Family Jewels
AC/DC: Family Jewels
2005 · Russell Mulcahy
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016 · Castille Landon
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
1994 · Spike Jonze
Björk: Volumen
Björk: Volumen
1998 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
End of the World
End of the World
2013 · Steven R. Monroe
Hunt the Wicked
Hunt the Wicked
2024 · Chris Huo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His visually immersive sci-fi worlds in Blade Runner 2049 and Dune create cinematically realized environments that mirror the constructed, explorable spaces of video game worlds.

 Ari Aster United States

His meticulous control of frame composition and layered, puzzle-like narratives in films like Hereditary and Midsommar create immersive worlds with the logical yet nightmarish quality of game environments.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal, rule-governed universes in The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Poor Things present worlds with distinct internal logics and visual aesthetics that evoke stylized video game settings.